Proverbs 13:19
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
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the desire

Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

1 Kings 1:48
saying, 'May the LORD God of Israel be praised! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.'"

Psalm 21:1, 2
O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation! . . .

Song of Solomon 3:4
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother's house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

2 Timothy 4:7, 8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. . . .

Revelation 7:14-17
"Sir, " I answered, "you know." So he replied, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. . . .

it is

Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

depart

Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 16:6, 17
By loving devotion and truth, wickedness is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD a man turns aside from evil. . . .

Job 28:28
And He said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

Psalm 34:14
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27
Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His, " and, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity."

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

King James Bible
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste, but to turn from evil is an abomination to fools.

International Standard Version
Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul, but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.

NET Bible
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
An honorable desire will be sweet to the soul and the defilement of the evil is removed from knowledge.
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