What the Bible says about the Matters of the Heart
“treasuring up all these matters in her heart” – Luke 2:51
“For the Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” – Deuteronomy 13:3
The following is an interesting study on the word ‘heart’. It provides a great deal of wisdom for the discerning.
Both the Hebrew and Greek languages treated the heart as the centre of a person’s being, the seat of all feelings and thoughts. We do the same in English.
The word heart appears almost 900 times in the Bible.
Nearly always the word is used symbolically in reference to the deep essence of a person’s soul. It is also used occasionally to refer to the innermost part of physical objects (ie: ‘the heart of the earth’ – Matthew 12:40).
The symbolic use refers to the ‘thoughts’ of the heart. Somehow, before one thinks with his mind, he thinks with his heart, and these deep, unspoken thoughts will determine the way he reasons with his brain. Jesus confirmed this: “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts …” – Mark 7:21
The first time the word ‘heart’ is used in the Bible is when writing about the corruption on the earth right before the Great Flood:
“Every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” – Genesis 6:5
How important it is then to maintain a heart that is pure. In fact, in sharp contrast to the first occurrence of ‘heart’ in the Old Testament referring to man’s evil thoughts, the first occurrence in the New Testament is in the gracious promise of Christ: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8
The Bible covers the whole gamut of human feelings using ‘heart’ references and shows how the heart is truly at the ‘heart of the matter’.
The following is a selection of over 300 different conditions and expressions of the heart. They carry valuable spiritual lessons for everyone.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8
“everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” – Matthew 5:28
“for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” – Matthew 6:21
“Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?” – Matthew 9:4
“I am gentle and humble in heart.” – Matthew 11:29
“For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.” – Matthew 12:34 – NASB
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” – Matthew 12:34 – KJV
“so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” – Matthew 12:40
“for the heart of this people has become dull” – Matthew 13:15
“understand with their heart and return” – Matthew 13:15
“the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart” – Matthew 13:19
“But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.” – Matthew 15:18-19
“My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.” – Matthew 18:35
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” – Matthew 22:37
“their heart was hardened” – Mark 6:52
“their hearts are far from Me” – Mark 7:6
“does not enter into his heart” – Mark 7:19
“That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.” – Mark 7:20-23
“Do you have a hardened heart?” – Mark 8:17
“does not doubt in his heart” – Mark 11:23
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” – Mark 12:30
“to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children” – Luke 1:17
“He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.” – Luke 1:51
“pondering them in her heart” – Luke 2:19
“treasuring up all these matters in her heart” – Luke 2:51
“all were wondering in their hearts” – Luke 3:15 – NASB
“all men mused in their hearts” – Luke 3:15 – KJV
“Why are you reasoning in your hearts?” – Luke 5:22
“The good man bring good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.” – Luke 6:45
“The devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.” – Luke 8:12
“the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance” – Luke 8:15
“Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart …” – Luke 9:47
“God knows your hearts” – Luke 16:15
“Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart.” – Luke 18:1
“settle it therefore in your hearts” – Luke 21:14
“But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.” – Luke 21:34
“O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken.” – Luke 24:25
“They asked one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” – Luke 24:32
“Why do doubts arise in your hearts?” – Luke 24:38
“perceive with their heart” – John 12:40
“do not let not your heart be troubled” – John 14:1
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.” – John 14:27
“your hearts are filled with sorrow” – John 16:6
“but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice” – John 16:22
“my heart was glad” – Acts 2:26
“pierced to the heart” – Acts 2:37
“gladness and sincerity of heart” – Acts 2:46 – NASB
“gladness and singleness of heart” – Acts 2:46 – KJV
“those who believed were of one heart and soul” – Acts 4:32
“filled your heart” – Acts 5:3
“Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart?” – Acts 5:4
“cut to the heart” – Acts 5:33
“came into his heart” – Acts 7:23
“in their hearts turned back to Egypt” – Acts 7:39
“stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart” – Acts 7:51
“You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.” – Acts 8:21
“Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.” – Acts 8:22
“believe with all your heart” – Acts 8:37
“he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord” – Acts 11:23 – NASB
“that with purpose of heart” – Acts 11:23 – KJV
“a man after Mine own heart” – Acts 13:22
“He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” – Acts 14:17
“God who knows the heart” – Acts 15:8
“He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.” – Acts 15:9 – NASB
“… He purified their hearts by faith” – Acts 15:9 – NIV
“the Lord opened her heart” – Acts 16:14
“take heart” – Acts 27:25
“understand with their heart” – Acts 28:27
“For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.” – Romans 1:21-23
“Therefore God gave them up in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served creatured things rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise!” – Romans 1:24-25
“heartless” – Romans 1:31
“your unrepentant heart” – Romans 2:5
“written in their hearts” – Romans 2:15
“God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.” – Romans 5:5 – NIV
“the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us” – Romans 5:5 – NASB
“you became obedient from the heart” – Romans 6:17 – NASB
“obeyed from the heart” – Romans 6:17 – KJV
“He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is.” – Romans 8:27
“I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart” – Romans 9:2
“My heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.” – Romans 10:1
“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.” – Romans 10:9-10
“Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.” – Romans 16:17-18
“Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9
“Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.” – 1 Corinthians 4:5
“he who stands firm in his heart” – 1 Corinthians 7:37
“the secrets of his heart” – 1 Corinthians 14:25
“Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.” – 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
“for out of much affliction and anguish of heart” – 2 Corinthians 2:4
“It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” – 2 Corinthians 3:3
“even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts” – 2 Corinthians 3:15
“do not lose heart” – 2 Corinthians 4:1
“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 4:6
“We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide. It is not our affection, but yours that is restrained. As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.” – 2 Corinthians 6:11-13
“Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one. I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.” – 2 Corinthians 7:2-3
“God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.” – Galatians 4:6-7
“so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” – Ephesians 3:17
“They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.” – Ephesians 4:18
“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” – Ephesians 4:32
“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Ephesians 5:19-20
“doing the will of God from the heart” – Ephesians 6:6
“that he may comfort your hearts” – Ephesians 6:22
“I have you in my heart” – Philippians 1:7
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:7
“that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love” – Colossians 2:2
“As those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another.” – Colossians 3:12-13
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts” – Colossians 3:15
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” – Colossians 3:16-17
“whatever you do, work at it with all your heart” – Colossians 3:23
“God, who examines our hearts” – 1 Thessalonians 2:4
“being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, …” – 1 Thessalonians 2:17
“So that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.” – 1 Thessalonians 3:13
“encourage the fainthearted” – 1 Thessalonians 5:14
“strengthen your hearts” – 2 Thessalonians 2:17
“May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:5
“love from a pure heart” – 1 Timothy 1:5
“I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.” – Philemon 1:7
“Their hearts always go astray, and they have not known My ways.“ – Hebrews 3:10
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the loving God.” – Hebrews 3:12 – KJV
“an evil, unbelieving heart” – Hebrews 3:12 – NASB
“Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” – Hebrews 4:7
“the thoughts and intentions of the heart” – Hebrews 4:12
“The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says: “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.’ “ – Hebrews 10:15-16
“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” – Hebrews 10:19-22
“draw near with a sincere heart” – Hebrews 10:22
“having our hearts sprinkled clean” – Hebrews 10:22
“it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods” – Hebrews 13:9
“deceiving his heart” – James 1:26
“if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth, such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic” – James 3:14-15
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.” – James 4:7-10
“You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.” – James 5:5 – NIV
“nourished your hearts” – Jame 5:5 – KJV
“you too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near” – James 5:8
“having a pure heart” – 1 Peter 1:22
“kind hearted” – 1 Peter 3:8
“sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts” – 1 Peter 3:15
“We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.” – 2 Peter 1:19
“having a heart trained in greed” – 2 Peter 2:14 – NASB
“heart they have exercised with covetous practices” – 2 Peter 2:14 – KJV
“assure our heart” – 1 John 3:19
“whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him …” – 1 John 3:17
“Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence: if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.” – 1 John 3:18-20
“if our heart does not condemn us” – 1 John 3:21
“For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose …” – Revelation 17:17
“in her heart she says …” – Revelation 18:7
“I am He who searches the minds and hearts.” – Revelation 2:23
Man’s heart was evil: “thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” – Genesis 6:5
And God’s heart was grieved: “He was grieved in His heart.” – Genesis 6:6
“the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth” – Genesis 8:21
“I have done this in the integrity of my heart” – Genesis 20:5
“praying in my heart” – Genesis 24:45
“Esau said in his heart” – Genesis 27:41
“their hearts sank” – Genesis 42:28 – NASB
“their heart failed them” – Genesis 42:28- KJV
“Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding” – Exodus 7:14
“did not take even this to heart” – Exodus 7:23
“I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them” – Exodus 14:4
“whose heart moves him” – Exodus 25:2
“let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the Lord” – Exodus 35:5
“everyone whose heart stirred him” – Exodus 35:21
“do not hate your brother in your heart” – Leviticus 19:17
“I will bring weakness into their hearts” – Leviticus 26:36 – NASB
“I will make their hearts so fearful” – Leviticus 26:36 – NIV
“follows Me wholeheartedly” – Numbers 14:24
“discourage ye the heart” – Numbers 32:7
“take to heart that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other” – Deuteronomy 4:39
“Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear Me” – Deuteronomy 5:29
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” – Deuteronomy 6:5
“these words I am commanding you today are to be upon your heart” Deuteronomy 6:6
“He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart.” – Deuteronomy 8:2
“your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God” – Deuteronomy 8:14
“serve the Lord your God with all your heart” – Deuteronomy 10:12
“fix these words of Mine in your hearts and minds” – Deuteronomy 11:18
“do so without a grudging heart” – Deuteronomy 15:9
“his heart will be led astray” – Deuteronomy 17:17
“that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren” – Deuteronomy 17:20
“is any man afraid or fainthearted” – Deuteronomy 20:8
“sets his heart” – Deuteronomy 24:15
“carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul” – Deuteronomy 26:16
“bewilderment of heart” – Deuteronomy 28:28
“joy and gladness of heart” – Deuteronomy 28:47
“a trembling heart” – Deuteronomy 28:65 – NASB
“a despairing heart” – Deuteronomy 28:65 – NIV
“the terror that will fill your hearts” – Deuteronomy 28:67
“a heart to perceive” – Deuteronomy 29:4
“whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations” – Deuteronomy 29:18
“that he will boast, saying, … stubbornness of my own heart” – Deuteronomy 29:19 – NASB
“that he bless himself in his heart, saying, … imagination of mine heart” – Deuteronomy 29:19 – KJV
“the Lord your God will circumcise your heart” – Deuteronomy 30:6
“turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and soul” – Deuteronomy 30:10
“the hearts of the people melted and became as water” – Joshua 7:5
“for it was of the Lord to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle” – Joshua 11:20
“the hearts of the people melt with fear” – Joshua 14:8
“serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul” – Joshua 22:5
“Incline your hearts to the Lord” – Joshua 24:23
“when their hearts were merry” – Judges 16:25
“comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread” – Judges 19:5
“speaking in her heart” – 1 Samuel 1:13
“why is your heart sad?” – 1 Samuel 1:8 – NASB
“why are you downhearted” – 1 Samuel 1:8 – NIV
“why harden your hearts” – 1 Samuel 6:6
“prepare your hearts for the Lord” – 1 Samuel 7:3
“God changed his heart” – 1 Samuel 10:9
“whose hearts God had touched” – 1 Samuel 10:26
“serve Him faithfully with all your heart” – 1 Samuel 12:24
“the Lord has sought a man after His own heart” – 1 Samuel 13:14
“do all that is in your heart” – 1 Samuel 14:7
“I am with you heart and soul” – 1 Samuel 14:7
“the Lord looks at the heart” – 1 Samuel 16:7
“I know your pride and wickedness of heart” – 1 Samuel 17:28
“took these words to heart” – 1 Samuel 21:12
“David’s heart smote him” – 1 Samuel 24:5
“his heart failed him” – 1 Samuel 25:37
“all that your heart desires” – 2 Samuel 3:21
“she despised him in her heart” – 2 Samuel 6:16
“according to Your own heart” – 2 Samuel 7:21
“do not take this matter to heart” – 2 Samuel 13:20
“heart was inclined” – 2 Samuel 14:1
“stole away the hearts of the men of Israel” – 2 Samuel 15:6
“the hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom” – 2 Samuel 15:13
“whose heart is like the heart of a lion” – 2 Samuel 17:10
“will completely lose heart” – 2 Samuel 17:10
“turned the hearts” – 2 Samuel 19:14
“all the evil which you acknowledge in your heart” – 1 Kings 2:44
“uprightness of heart” – 1 Kings 3:6
“give your servant an understanding heart” – 1 Kings 3:9
“I have given you a wise and discerning heart” – 1 Kings 3:12
“largeness of heart” – 1 Kings 4:29
“it was in your heart” – 1 Kings 8:18
“Your servants who walk before You with all their heart” – 1 Kings 8:23
“you alone know the hearts of all men” – 1 Kings 8:39
“turn back to You with all their heart” – 1 Kings 8:48
“glad in heart” – 1 Kings 8:66
“integrity of heart” – 1 Kings 9:4
“all that was in her heart” – 1 Kings 10:2
“all the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart” – 1 Kings 10:24
“for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods” – 1 Kings 11:2
“his wives turned his heart away” – 1 Kings 11:3
“the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the Lord” – 1 Kings 15:14
“Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?” – 2 Kings 10:15
“Did not my heart go with you?” – 2 Kings 5:26
“your heart has become proud” – 2 Kings 14:10
“Your heart was tender” – 2 Kings 22:19
“to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul” – 2 Kings 23:3
“my heart will be united with you” – 1 Chronicles 12:17
“an undivided heart” – 1 Chronicles 12:33
“a perfect heart” – 1 Chronicles 12:38
“Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.” – 1 Chronicles 16:10
“devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God” – 1 Chronicles 22:19
“The Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts” – 1 Chronicles 28:9
“direct their hearts to You” – 1 Chronicles 29:18
“a perfect heart” – 1 Chronicles 29:19
“O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no god like You in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart.” – 2 Chronicles 6:14
“You alone know the hearts of men” – 2 Chronicles 6:30
“happy of heart” – 2 Chronicles 7:10
“that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His” – 2 Chronicles 16:9
“his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord” – 2 Chronicles 17:6
“set your heart to seek God” – 2 Chronicles 19:3
“the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers” – 2 Chronicles 20:33 – NIV
“as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers” – 2 Chronicles 20:33 – KJV
“who sought the Lord with all his heart” – 2 Chronicles 22:9
“not with a whole heart” – 2 Chronicles 25:2 – NASB
“not with a perfect heart” – 2 Chronicles 25:2 – KJV
“your heart has become proud in boasting” – 2 Chronicles 25:19
“all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings” – 2 Chronicles 29:31
“one heart” – 2 Chronicles 30:12
“Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart” – 2 Chronicles 32:26
“your heart was tender” – 2 Chronicles 34:27
“for Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord” – Ezra 7:10
“sorrow of heart” – Nehemiah 2:2
“I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem” – Nehemiah 2:12
“thou feignest them out of thine own heart” – Nehemiah 6:8
“You found his heart faithful before You” – Nehemiah 9:8
“presume in his heart” – Esther 7:5
“For Job thought, ‘Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.’ “ – Job 1:5
“Thou shouldest set thine heart upon him” – Job 7:17
God is “wise in heart” – Job 9:4
“direct your heart right and spread out your hands to Him” – Job 11:13
“why does your heart carry you away” – Job 15:12
“my heart faints within me” – Job 19:27
“establish His words in your heart” – Job 22:22
“God has made my heart faint” – Job 23:16 – NASB
“God maketh my heart soft” – Job 23:16 – KJV
“my heart does not reproach” – Job 27:6
“I made the widow’s heart sing for joy” – Job 29:13
“my heart followed my eyes” – Job 31:7 – NASB
“mine heart walked after mine eyes” -Job 31:7 – KJV
“if my heart has been enticed by a woman” – Job 31:9
“hiding my guilt in my heart” – Job 31:33
“the godless in heart lay up anger” – Job 36:13
“at this also my heart trembles, and leaps from its place” – Job 37:1
“who endowed the heart with wisdom” – Job 38:36
“his heart is as hard as a stone” – Job 41:24
“search your hearts and be silent” – Psalm 4:4 – NIV
“commune with your own heart” – Psalm 4:4 – KJV
“I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart” – Psalm 9:1
“for the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire” – Psalm 10:3
“O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart” – Psalm 10:17
“the upright in heart” – Psalm 11:2
“they speak falsehood to one another; with flattering lips and with a double heart they speak” – Psalm 12:2
“You have tried my heart” – Psalm 17:3
“they close up their callous hearts” – Psalm 17:10
“rejoicing the heart” – Psalm 19:8
“may He grant you your heart’s desire” – Psalm 20:4
“my heart is like wax; it is melted within me” – Psalm 22:14
“let your heart live forever” – Psalm 22:26
“the troubles of my heart are enlarged” – Psalm 25:17
“examine my heart” – Psalm 26:2
“my heart will not fear” – Psalm 27:3
“my heart says of you, ‘Seek His face!’ ” – Psalm 27:8
“evil is in their hearts” – Psalm 28:3 – NASB
“mischief is in their hearts” – Psalm 28:3 – KJV
“malice in their hearts” – Psalm 28:3 – NIV
“that my heart may sing to You and not be silent” – Psalm 30:12
“He who fashions the hearts of them all” – Psalm 32:15
“He who forms the hearts of all” – Psalm 33:15
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” – Psalm 34:18
“an oracle is within my heart” – Psalm 36:1
“but their swords will pierce their own hearts” – Psalm 37:15
“the law of his God is in his heart” – Psalm 37:31
“agitation of my heart” – Psalm 38:8 – NASB
“disquietness of my heart” – Psalm 38:8 – KJV
“my heart throbs” – Psalm 38:10 – NASB
“my heart panteth” – Psalm 38:10 – KJV
“my heart grew hot within me” – Psalm 39:3
“Your law is within my heart” – Psalm 40:8
“our hearts have not turned back” – Psalm 44:18
“He knows the secrets of the heart” – Psalm 44:21
“my heart overflows” – Psalm 45:1 – NASB
“my heart is stirred” – Psalm 45:1 – NIV
“thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies” – Psalm 45:5
“create in me a clean heart, O God” – Psalm 51:10
“a broken and a contrite heart” – Psalm 51:17
“my heart is in anguish within me” – Psalm 55:4
“war is in his heart” – Psalm 55:21
“my heart is steadfast, O God” – Psalm 57:7
“my heart is overwhelmed” – Psalm 61:2
“pour out your heart before Him” – Psalm 62:8
“you who seek God, let your heart revive” – Psalm 69:32
“pure in heart” – Psalm 73:1
“from their callous hearts comes iniquity” – Psalm 73:7
“my heart was grieved” – Psalm 73:21
“God is the strength of my heart” – Psalm 73:26
“the stouthearted were plundered” – Psalm 76:5
“whose hearts were not loyal to God” – Psalm 78:8
“integrity of heart” – Psalm 78:72
“stubborn hearts” – Psalm 81:12
“unite my heart to fear Your name” – Psalm 86:11 – NASB
“give me an undivided heart” – Psalm 86:11 – NIV
“I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and will glorify Your name forever.” – Psalm 86:12
“a heart of wisdom” – Psalm 90:12
“do not harden your hearts” – Psalm 95:8
“they are a people who err in their heart, and they do not know My ways” – Psalm 95:10 – NASB
“they are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways” – Psalm 95:10 – NIV
“my heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away” – Psalm 102:4 – NASB
“my heart is blighted and withered like grass” – Psalm 102:4 – NIV
“Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.” – Psalm 105:3
“my heart is steadfast, O God” – Psalm 108:1
“my heart is wounded within me” – Psalm 109:22
“I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart” – Psalm 111:1
“his heart is secure” – Psalm 112:8
“the Lord preserves the simple hearted” – Psalm 116:6
“I seek You with all my heart” – Psalm 119:10
“I have hidden Your word in my heart” – Psalm 119:11
“You will enlarge my heart” – Psalm 119:32 – NASB
“You have set my heart free” – Psalm 119:32 – NIV
“I have sought Your face with all my heart” – Psalm 119:58
“their hearts are callous and unfeeling” – Psalm 119:70
“may my heart be blameless” – Psalm 119:80
“my heart stands in awe of Your words” – Psalm 119:161
“I give You thanks with all my heart” – Psalm 138:1
“brokenhearted” – Psalm 147:3
“let your heart keep My commandments” – Proverbs 3:1
“write them on the tablet of your heart” – Proverbs 3:3
“trust in the Lord with all your heart” – Proverbs 3:5
“watch over your heart with all diligence” – Proverbs 4:23
“do not lust in your heart after her beauty” – Proverbs 6:25
“cunning of heart” – Proverbs 7:10
“the wise in heart accept commands” – Proverbs 10:8
“the heart of the wicked has little worth” – Proverbs 10:20
“the perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord” – Proverbs 11:20
“an anxious heart weighs a man down” – Proverbs 12:25
“hope deferred makes the heart sick” – Proverbs 13:12
“the heart knows its own bitterness” – Proverbs 14:10
“even in laughter the heart may ache” – Proverbs 14:13
“the backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied with his” – Proverbs 14:14
“a tranquil heart is life to the body” – Proverbs 14:30 – NASB
“a sound heart is the life of the flesh” – Proverbs 14:30 – KJV
“a joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance” – Proverbs 15:13
“heartache crushes the spirit” – Proverbs 15:13
“the discerning heart seeks knowledge” – Proverbs 15:14
“all the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast” – Proverbs 15:15
“the heart of the righteous ponders how to answer” – Proverbs 15:28
“the light of the eyes cheers the heart” – Proverbs 15:30
“the plans of the heart” – Proverbs 16:1
“everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the Lord” – Proverbs 16:5
“the Lord tests hearts” – Proverbs 17:3
“a joyful heart is good medicine” – Proverbs 17:22
“the heart of the prudent getteth knowledge” – Proverbs 18:15
“before destruction the heart of man is haughty” – Proverbs 18:9
“counsel in the heart of man” – Proverbs 20:5
“apply your heart to discipline” – Proverbs 23:12
“do not let your heart envy sinners” – Proverbs 23:17
“guide thine heart in the way” – Proverbs 23:19
“My son, give Me your heart, and let your eyes delight in My ways.” – Proverbs 23:26
“for their heart studieth destruction” – Proverbs 24:2 – KJV
“for their hearts plot violence” – Proverbs 24:2 – NIV
“for their hearts devise violence” – Proverbs 24:2 – ESV
“one who sings songs to a heavy heart” – Proverbs 25:20
“for there are seven abominations in his heart” – Proverbs 26:25
“the heart of man reflects man” – Proverbs 27:19
“did not withhold my heart from any pleasure” – Ecclesiastes 2:10
“my heart was pleased” – Ecclesiastes 2:10
“He has also set eternity in the hearts of men.” – Ecclesiastes 3:11
“a bribe corrupts the heart” – Ecclesiastes 7:7 – NASB
“a gift destroyeth the heart” – Ecclesiastes 7:7 – KJV
“The hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.” – Ecclesiastes 8:11
“let your heart be pleasant” – Ecclesiastes 11:9
“impulses of your heart” – Ecclesiastes 11:9
“remove grief and anger from your heart” – Ecclesiastes 11:10
“thou hast ravished my heart” – Song of Solomon 4:9
“but their hearts are far from Me” – Isaiah 29:13
“your heart will meditate on terror” – Isaiah 33:18
“your heart will throb and swell with joy” – Isaiah 60:5
“My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.” – Isaiah 65:14
“evil heart” – Jeremiah 3:17
“I am pained at my very heart …” – Jeremiah 4:19 – KJV
“… my heart maketh a noise in me” – Jeremiah 4:19 – KJV
“my heart is pounding in me” – Jeremiah 4:19 – NASB
“but this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart” – Jeremiah 5:23
“they have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God” – Jeremiah 5:24
“but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts” – Jeremiah 7:24
“lays it to heart” – Jeremiah 12:11
“These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.” – Jeremiah 13:10
“I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind.” – Jeremiah 17:10
“stubbornness of his evil heart” – Jeremiah 18:12
“thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness” – Jeremiah 22:17
“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13
“I will put the fear of Me in their hearts” – Jeremiah 32:40
“mine heart shall mourn” – Jeremiah 48:31
“heart of a woman in labor” – Jeremiah 48:41
“the hearts of the people cry out to the Lord” – Lamentations 2:18
“We lift up our heart and hands toward God in heaven.” – Lamentations 3:41
“mine eye affecteth mine heart” – Lamentations 3:51
“Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!” – Lamentations 3:65
“joy is gone from our hearts” – Lamentations 5:15
“receive in thine heart” – Ezekiel 3:10
“ ‘But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads,’ declares the Lord God.” – Ezekiel 11:21
“prophesy out of their own heart” – Ezekiel 13:17
“these men have set up idols in their hearts” – Ezekiel 14:3
“for their hearts were devoted to their idols” – Ezekiel 20:16
“so that their hearts may melt and many may stumble” – Ezekiel 21:15
“I will trouble the hearts of many peoples” – Ezekiel 32:9 – NASB
“I will also vex the hearts of many people” – Ezekiel 32:9 – KJV
“their hearts pursue dishonest gain” – Ezekiel 33:31
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26
“his heart was lifted up” – Daniel 5:20
“I kept the matter in my heart” – Daniel 7:28
“their hearts bent on evil” – Daniel 11:27
“they set their heart on their iniquity” – Hosea 4:8
“whoredom, wine and new wine take away the heart” – Hosea 4:11
“do not consider in their hearts” – Hosea 7:2
“without heart” – Hosea 7:11
“they do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds” – Hosea 7:14
“their heart is divided” – Hosea 10:2
“When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied,
their hearts became proud, and as a result, they forgot Me.” – Hosea 13:6 – NIV
“their heart was exalted” – Hosea 13:6 – KJV
“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God.” – Joel 2:13
“hearts melt, knees give way” – Nahum 2:10
“do not plot evil in your hearts against one another” – Zechariah 7:10
“they made their hearts like flint” – Zechariah 7:12
“their hearts will rejoice in the Lord” – Zechariah 10:7
“If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the Lord of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.” – Malachi 2:2
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“they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil” – Hosea 7:2
“their heart is faithless; now they must bear their guilt” – Hosea 10:2
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” – Jeremiah 17:9
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” – Mark 12:30
“I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.” – Acts 13:22
“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13
“praying in her heart” – 1 Samuel 1:13
“my heart trusts in Him” – Psalm 28:7
“I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.” – Psalm 86:12
“my heart rejoices in the Lord” – 1 Samuel 2:1
“serve the Lord with all your heart” – 1 Samuel 12:20
“take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart” – Exodus 35:5
“I have hidden Your word in my heart.” – Psalm 119:11
“I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart.” – Psalm 9:1
“He has also set eternity in the hearts of men.” – Ecclesiastes 3:11
“Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9
“I am He who searches the minds and hearts.” – Revelation 2:23
“Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6
“But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place – unless you repent.” – Revelation 2:4-5
” ‘Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters.’ ” – Revelation 14:7
