Bible Verses about “wanting”
The Bible contains 39 verses about wanting across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”
“‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›”
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
“[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”
“That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
“¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”
“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”
“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”
“¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.”
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
“‹Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive› [them], ‹and ye shall have› [them].”
“And he said unto them, ‹Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.›”
“‹Blessed› [are] ‹they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.›”
“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”
“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.”
“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,”
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];”
“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”
“¶ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:”
“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
“But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.”
“¶ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”
“Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.”
“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.”
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.”
“And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].”
“Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.”
“¶ The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.”
“The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.”
“Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.”