Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.
And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after.
But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!
when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
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