Thematic Bible: Character of the unrenewed Heart


Thematic Bible



A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil. Verse ConceptsPerversionEvil AssociationsIgnorance Of Evil


A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. Verse ConceptsCondemned HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedProverbsSpeech, Negative Aspects OfTonguePerversionTwisted Ways


And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfSweet OdoursCurses, DivineCovenant, God's with Noahevil, origins ofEarth, Promises AboutBeing Born In SinAromasHeart, DivineMind, The HumanSin, Universality OfSmellsAltarsBeing Evil From YouthGod KillingThoughts Of The WickedSoliloquyGod CursingGod Killing All PeopleRefreshing GodThe Hearts Incination To Evil



And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. Verse ConceptsHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleNot Whole HeartedHeart, Fallen And RedeemedHeirs

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. Verse ConceptsGod And The HeartMinistry


But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristFools, Characteristics OfIndifferenceListeningCharacter Of WickedNature Of The HeartValidly Like God

And Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. Verse Conceptsdivorce, amongst believersHardness Of Heart


Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit, Verse ConceptsHuman WillFamilies, Nature OfFalse ConfidenceHeart, HumanParticipation, In SinPoisonRootsFruits Of SinBitter FoodBitterness

But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillHardened HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedPride, Results OfStubbornness, Consequences OfHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleArrogance, Punishment OfThe Proud Will Be AbasedDeposingLosing HonourPridearroganceroyalty

But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the LORD his God and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. Verse ConceptsForgettingPride, Results OfSelf ConfidenceStubbornness, Consequences OfSuperiorityTemptation, Sources OfSacrilegeEntering The Templearrogance


We have heard of the pride of Moab-- he is very proud-- of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart. Verse ConceptsProud HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedPride, Examples OfHaughtinessProud Peoplearrogance

Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose. Verse ConceptsLoyaltyFifty To Ninety ThousandWhole HeartednessMind Battlestraining





There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: Verse ConceptsAbominationsAbominations, To GodAbominations, PracticesSheddingHate





Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure. Verse ConceptsBackbitingGossipInjustice, Examples OfPride, Evil OfPride, Results OfSecrecySuperiorityAbaseSlanderAbasement Of The ProudInformation In SecretProud People

The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, declares the LORD. Verse ConceptsNestsProud HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedHumiliationEaglesPride, Results OfRocksSelf DeceptionPride, Results InBirds, Types Of BirdsDeceiving Oneself

Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed." Verse ConceptsConvincingHardened HeartsHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedRepentance, Importance OfSpiritual DeafnessShutting SecurelyDefective VisionBeing Without UnderstandingFeelingNo HealingUnhearing

"'Go to this people, and say, You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'



When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. Verse ConceptsCondemned HeartsExile, in assyriaHeart, Fallen And RedeemedPride, Results OfSuperiorityBusiness EthicsAssyria, Prophecies OfHaughtinessThe Prophecy Towards AssyriaHumbling The ProudEnd Of ActionsGod Opposes The Proud

"Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness: Verse ConceptsPay Attention To God!


so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies--if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity, Verse ConceptsHumilityGod OpposingUncircumcised In Heart

For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, just as the LORD commanded Moses. Verse ConceptsUnforgivenessPredestination, Spiritual EventsGod KillingGod Hardening PeopleGod Will Kill The PeoplesGod Without MercyCaused By God

And the LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillHardened HeartsGod Hardening PeopleHeart, Fallen And RedeemedPower, HumanOther Miracles

The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. Verse ConceptsBad PeopleSin, Nature OfConversationSpeaking, Wisdom InRenewed HeartFruits Of RighteousnessTreasuriesLike Good PeopleA Good Man





Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts. Verse ConceptsDeceitful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedEvil PlansPeace, In The WickedMischiefEvil AssociationsTaking Other PeopleNo Peace


Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. Verse ConceptsSecurity, FalseDivine DelaysPunishmentPunishmentsPunishment of the The WickedExerciseconsequences

And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her. Verse ConceptsSexual ChastityWomen Doing WrongMan TrappingGodly WomanBitternessBreaking Chainsnagging

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. Verse ConceptsBad SituationsPeople Acting MadlyTragedyfate

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. Verse ConceptsBad SituationsPeople Acting MadlyTragedyfate

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. Verse ConceptsThings Like SilverThe TongueWorthValue


"Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them? Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols,


O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you? Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofCleanliness, Metaphorical UseHeart, Fallen And RedeemedJerusalem, Significance OfWashingThoughts Of The WickedContinuing In Sin



"Thus says the Lord GOD: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity, Verse ConceptsRevenge, Examples OfEternal EvilMan AvengingRevenge

But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away. Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of StubbornnessHardness Of HeartRebellion, Of IsraelHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleRevoltsrebellionapostasy


A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised. Verse ConceptsCommendationProverbsPerversionDespising PeopleLife Despisedgays


For forty years I loathed that generation and said, "They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways." Verse ConceptsKnowing God's WaysRejection Of GodThe Number FortySin, Nature OfWay, TheIgnorance Towards God, Examples Of40 To 50 YearsFalling Away From God


The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineWord Of GodApathyHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleCharacter Of WickedSpeaking As From GodDisunity

but when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me. Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfSatisfactionStubbornness, Consequences OfProud People


Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and destroy their pillars. Verse ConceptsHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleInstabilityLukewarmnessHalf HeartednessIndecisionDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisks


During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, Verse ConceptsGoadsevil, origins ofLove FeastSatan, Agents OfSatan, Work OfJudas Betraying ChristThe Devil Tempting PeopleThe Devilzealots

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