Thematic Bible: Character of the unrenewed Heart


Thematic Bible



A perverse heart shall depart from me. I will not know a wicked person.


He who has a deceitful heart finds no good. He who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.







He was not completely loyal to Jehovah his God as his great-grandfather David had been. He committed the same sins as his father did.

You have no part or share in this matter for your heart is not right in the sight of God.



But the people of Israel will refuse to listen to you because they refuse to listen to me. All the people of Israel are very stubborn and hardheaded.

He wrote this commandment because of your hard hearts, Jesus replied.



Make sure that no man, woman, family, or tribe standing here today turns from Jehovah our God to serve the gods of other nations. This would be like a root that grows to be a bitter and poisonous plant.


But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride he dealt proudly. He was deposed from his kingly throne and they took his glory from him:

However when he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He was unfaithful to Jehovah his God. He went into Jehovah's Temple to burn incense on the incense altar.



Moab is very proud! I have heard how proud, arrogant, and conceited the people are, how much they think of themselves.


From the tribe of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand skilled warriors. They were fully armed and prepared for battle and completely loyal to David.

People speak lies to one another. They speak with flattering lips and with double-heart. (Double Heart: They say one thing but mean another.)






Jehovah hates these six things: Yes, seven are an abomination to him:






Your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain. You are shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.


I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.

You have frightened other people. Your arrogance has deceived you. You live on rocky cliffs and occupy the highest places in the hills. Even though you build your nest as high as an eagle, I will bring you down from there, proclaims Jehovah.


This people's heart has become calloused. They hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.(Septuagint)

He said, Go and say to this people, 'You will listen and listen, but not understand. You will look and look, but not see. These people have closed their mind and are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. They never turn to me for healing.'





It will happen when Jehovah has performed all his work on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. He will say: I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty appearance.

Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness.



I will oppose them and bring them into the lands of their enemies. Then, if they humble their uncircumcised hearts and accept their guilt,


It was Jehovah who hardened their hearts to make war against Israel. That way he could completely destroy them. That they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Jehovah said to Moses: When you go back to Egypt see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put in your power. I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.


The good man performs good things out of his good treasure. The evil man performs evil things out of his evil treasure.




They eat ashes because they are deceived. Their own misguided minds lead them astray. They cannot rescue themselves or ask themselves: Is what I hold in my right hand a false god?



Do not drag me away with the wicked and with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.


He did evil because he did not seriously dedicate his life to Jehovah.


Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.


I find what was worse than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are chains. He who pleases God will escape from her. But she will capture the sinner.


This evil is in all things that are done under the sun. There is one event that comes to all. The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. Madness is in their heart while they live. After that they go to the dead (die).


This evil is in all things that are done under the sun. There is one event that comes to all. The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. Madness is in their heart while they live. After that they go to the dead (die).


The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked has little worth.




Son of man, these people are devoted to their idols. They allow themselves to sin. Should they be allowed to ask me for anything? Speak to them. Tell them, 'This is what Jehovah says: Suppose an Israelite is devoted to idols and allows himself to sin. Suppose he goes to a prophet to ask for my help. I, Jehovah, will give that Israelite an answer, the answer that his many idolaters deserve.




O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?






The Lord Jehovah says: Because the Philistines have acted in revenge and scorn and have taken vengeance to destroy with everlasting enmity,


These people are stubborn and rebellious. They have turned aside and departed from me.




A man is commended according to his wisdom. He with a perverse heart will be despised.




For forty years I was grieved with this generation. I said: It is a people who go astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.




I am sending you to these defiant and stubborn children. Tell them: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says:


When I fed you, you were full. When you were full, you became arrogant. That is why you forgot me.




The peoples hearts are deceitful. They must suffer for their sins. Jehovah will break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.




The devil influenced the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son. So he betrayed him during the meal.