57 Bible Verses about Thought

but God has revealed them to us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who knows the [things] of man, except the spirit of man which is in him? So also no one knows the [things] of God except the Spirit of God.

And Jesus observing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed; and no city or house divided against itself can stand.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is desolated, and house falls upon house.

And Jesus perceiving the debate in their minds, took a little child and set it by him,

For the word of God is living, and effective, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and reaching even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrows, and distinguishes thoughts and intentions of mind;

See that no one leads you off as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

Where is the wise? where the scribe? where the disputer of this life? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed;

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written; He takes the wise in their craftiness. And again; The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise that they are vain.

destroying [false] reasonings and every height which is exalted against the knowledge of God, and subjecting every thought to the obedience of Christ,

What wise and intelligent man is there among you? Let him show his works by good conduct, in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and lie not against the truth. This wisdom comes not from above, but is earthly, natural, demoniacal.

and let each consider not his own interests, but also those of others.

Which of these three think you was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers? And he said, He that had mercy on him. Then said Jesus to him, Do you go and do likewise.

contribute to the necessity of saints, practise hospitality.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; and if one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.

if therefore I do not know the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks will be a barbarian to me. So also you, since you are earnestly desirous of spirits [spiritual gifts], seek to abound for the edification of the church.

Support the widows who are widows indeed.

And whoever has the goods of the world and sees his brother have need, and withholds his compassions from him, how continues the love of God in him?

Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself,

for our comely ones have no need. But God has commingled the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which was lacking, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.

What then is [to be done] brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine, has a revelation, has an interpretation; let all things be done for edification. If any one speaks with a tongue, let it be by two or at most by three, and by turns, and let one interpret; and if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.read more.
Let two or three prophets speak, and let the rest judge; but if any thing is revealed to another sitting by, let the first be silent. For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all be comforted. And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets; for God is not [the friend] of disorder but of peace.

and let us observe one another for a provocation of love and of good works,

Brothers, if a man is overtaken with any fault, do you that are spiritual restore such a one with a spirit of meekness, considering yourself; lest you also be tried.

But Peter said to him, Your money go to perdition with you; because you have thought to purchase the gift of God with money. You have no part nor inheritance in this work; for your heart is not right before God.

because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened.

This I say then and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds, with their understandings darkened, alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance which is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts, who being without feeling have given themselves up to lewdness, to commit every impurity with greediness.

For I say through the grace given me, to every one among you, not to be higher-minded than he ought to be, but to think soberly, as God has distributed to each the measure of faith.

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble [are called];

Let no one deceive himself; if any one seems to be wise among you in this life, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.

so that he who thinks he stands, let him take heed lest he fall.

Brothers, be not children in understanding, but in malice be children, and in understanding be perfect men.

for I judge that I am not behind the chief of the apostles. And even if I am rude in speech, I certainly am not in knowledge, but we have been made fully manifest to you in all things.

For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected, [but] to be received with thanksgiving;

For we dare not judge or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves with themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise.

For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

and they show the work of the law written in their minds, their consciences testifying with them, and their judgments mutually acusing or defending one another;??16 in the day when God shall judge the secret [doings] of men according to my gospel through Jesus Christ.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; when I became a man I put away childish things.

You see things according to appearances. If any one trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider again with himself that as he is Christ's so also are we.

among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, performing the wishes of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as others;

I consider not myself, brothers, to have attained it; but this one thing I do; forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to those before,

And you, formerly alienated and enemies in mind by evil works, he has now reconciled

But whatever things were my gain, these I have considered a loss for the sake of Christ. But for the same reason also I consider all things to be a loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them worthless that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having my righteousness by the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness of God by the faith,

Be not anxious, therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or with what shall we be clothed? For after all these things the gentiles seek; and your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first righteousness and his kingdom, and all these things shall be added to you.read more.
Be not anxious, therefore, for to-morrow, for to-morrow will be anxious for its; sufficient for the day is its evil.

Wherefore, girding up the loins of your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the gift to be brought to you by the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires of your former ignorance,

Or what king going to engage in war with another king, does not first sit down and consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand?

and he said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you are about to do to these men.