תַּאֲוָה

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?

…so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.

Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.

The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.