17 Bible Verses about Imagination, Inward Desires

Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

When we pull down, calculations, and every height that uplifteth itself against the knowledge of God, and when we bring into captivity every thought unto the obedience of the Christ,

For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.

Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. The good man, out of the good treasure, putteth forth, good things; and, the evil man, out of the evil treasure, putteth forth, evil things.

The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and, the wicked man, out of the wicked heart, bringeth forth that which is wicked; for, out of an overflowing of heart, speaketh, his mouth.

then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, in the settled place of thine abode, and forgive and act, and give unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou wilt know, - for, thou thyself alone, knowest the heart of all the sons of men;

Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand, - If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.

But Yahweh said unto Samuel - Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him, - for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous, - for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.

The words of my mouth, and the soft utterance of my heart, shall come with acceptance, before thee, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer!

Try me, O Yahweh, and prove me, Test my reins and my heart: -

O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:

Would not, God, have searched into this, Seeing that, he, knoweth the secrets of the heart?

Thou, hast observed my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou hast given heed to my desire, from afar:

An abomination to Yahweh, are the plottings tings of the wicked, but, with the pure, are sayings of sweetness.

Every way of a man, may be right in his own eyes, but, he that testeth hearts, is Yahweh.

But, O Yahweh of hosts Who judgest righteously, Who triest affections and intellect, - Let me see thine avenging upon them, For unto thee, have revealed my cause.