17 Bible Verses about Imagination, Inward Desires

Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it come the source of life.

We cast down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God. We bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.

The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors.

You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man performs good things out of his good treasure. The evil man performs evil things out of his evil treasure.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good. The evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth that which is evil. Out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

hear their prayer. Listen to them in your home in heaven, help them and forgive them. You alone know the thoughts of the human heart. Deal with each person, as he deserves,

You my son Solomon, learn to know your father's God. Serve Jehovah wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought we have. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. On the other hand if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.

But Jehovah said to Samuel: Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature. I have rejected him. God does not see as man sees. Man looks at the outward appearance. Jehovah looks at the heart (inner man).

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end. Establish the righteous, you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God.

May the words from my mouth and the thoughts from my heart be acceptable to you, O Jehovah, my rock and my Redeemer (Purchaser).

Examine me, O Jehovah, and test me. Look closely (deeply) into my heart and mind.

You know all my desires, O Jehovah. My groaning has not been hidden from you.

would God not find out, since he knows the secrets in our hearts?

You know when I sit down and when I rise up. You understand my thought from afar.

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to Jehovah. The words of the pure are pleasant words.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Jehovah measures the hearts.

O Jehovah of Hosts, you are a fair judge. You test motives and thoughts. I want to see you take revenge on them. For that reason I presented my case to you.