20 Bible Verses about Heart, Of Unregenerate People

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

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

The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately corrupt. Who can understand it?

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:

They plan evil things in their hearts. They start conflicts (fights) (wars) every day.

Fraud is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.

I was disgusted (angry) with this generation, and said: 'They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.'

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

Those who are of a perverse heart are abomination to Jehovah. The way of the upright is his delight.

Then those who escape will remember me among the nations where they are taken captive. I was hurt by their adulterous hearts, which turned away from me, and by their eyes, which lusted after idols. They will hate themselves for the evil and disgusting things that they have done.

([Psalm of David]) The fool says in his heart: There is no God (Jehovah) (Psalm 10:4). They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. No one does good things.

([Psalm of David]) The fool has said in his heart: There is no God (Jehovah)*. They are corrupt and have done abominable (detestable) iniquity. There are none who do good. (*Possible deliberate scribal change from YHWH to Elohim)

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.

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

Man ruins his life by his own foolishness. His heart chafes with anger against Jehovah.

I know that the love of God is not in you.

You have no part or share in this matter for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent of this wickedness, and pray to God, that the thought in your heart may be forgiven you.

without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, and unmerciful.

This is because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God. It is not subject to the law of God for it cannot be.

Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you develop a wicked heart lacking faith and turning away (departing) from the living God.