17 Bible Verses about Nature Of The Heart

They search out iniquities; We have accomplished,'say they , a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart.

Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.

As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?

Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Every man of the house of Israel that taketh his idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I Jehovah will answer him therein according to the multitude of his idols;

For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.