35 Bible Verses about imagination

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.