Thematic Bible: Heart

My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability. Verse Concepts

that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things. Verse Concepts

And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done. Verse Concepts

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? I, the Lord, probe into people's minds. I examine people's hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor. Verse Concepts

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time. Verse Concepts

This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die. Verse Concepts

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

A person's folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the Lord. Verse Concepts

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps. Verse Concepts

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand. Verse Concepts

But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls. Verse Concepts

Death and Destruction are before the Lord -- how much more the hearts of humans! Verse Concepts

O Lord who rules over all, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people's hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause. Verse Concepts

But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me? Verse Concepts

Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them, "Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? Verse Concepts

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Get up and stand here." So he rose and stood there. Verse Concepts

But Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in men's eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God's sight. Verse Concepts

He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man. Verse Concepts

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, Verse Concepts

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance. Verse Concepts

Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. Verse Concepts

I am determined, O God! I am determined! I will sing and praise you! Verse Concepts

I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts, Verse Concepts

I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I am the Lord. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly return to me.' Verse Concepts

When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous. Verse Concepts

If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever. Verse Concepts

I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh. Verse Concepts

But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don't be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." Verse Concepts

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? I, the Lord, probe into people's minds. I examine people's hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord's eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person's paths. Verse Concepts

"And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently. Verse Concepts

All of a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives. Verse Concepts

Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter. If you say, "But we did not know about this," does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?

"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame and whose feet are like polished bronze: I know your deeds: your love, faith, service, and steadfast endurance. In fact, your more recent deeds are greater than your earlier ones. But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. read more.
I have given her time to repent, but she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality. Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, unless they repent of her deeds. Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son. Verse Concepts

Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself. Verse Concepts

The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the Lord tests hearts. Verse Concepts

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts. Verse Concepts

I know your works as well as your labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have even put to the test those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false. Verse Concepts

But you, Lord, know all about me. You watch me and test my devotion to you. Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered! Appoint a time when they will be killed! Verse Concepts

O Lord who rules over all, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people's hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause. Verse Concepts

I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you. Verse Concepts

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! Verse Concepts

May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives! Verse Concepts

a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil, Verse Concepts

And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done. Verse Concepts

"Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you? Verse Concepts

When David's oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said, "Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the desert? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! You have come down here to watch the battle!" Verse Concepts

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? Verse Concepts

When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil. Verse Concepts

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight. Verse Concepts

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times. Verse Concepts

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time. Verse Concepts

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened. Verse Concepts

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed! Verse Concepts

"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them." Verse Concepts

The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says.' Verse Concepts

But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. Verse Concepts

Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected. Verse Concepts

I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts, Verse Concepts

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened. Verse Concepts

I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh. Verse Concepts

The bravehearted were plundered; they "fell asleep." All the warriors were helpless. Verse Concepts

because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. Verse Concepts

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed! Verse Concepts

Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil. Verse Concepts

The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy. Verse Concepts

So he poured out his fierce anger on them, along with the devastation of war. Its flames encircled them, but they did not realize it; it burned against them, but they did notice. Verse Concepts

But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called "Today," that none of you may become hardened by sin's deception. Verse Concepts

He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness, Verse Concepts

But Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in men's eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God's sight. Verse Concepts

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, Verse Concepts

"And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently. Verse Concepts

But respond favorably to your servant's prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today. Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant's prayer for this place. Respond to the request of your servant and your people Israel for this place. Hear from inside your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably. read more.
"When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false. Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve. "The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple, then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors. "The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them, then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their pain and spread out their hands toward this temple, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)

But respond favorably to your servant's prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you. Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant's prayer for this place. Respond to the requests of your servant and your people Israel for this place. Hear from your heavenly dwelling place and respond favorably and forgive. read more.
"When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve. "If your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you, then if they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help before you in this temple, then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to them and their ancestors. "The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them, then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly you will then teach them the right way to live and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. "The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight, and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their intense pain and spread out their hands toward this temple, then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of their motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)

From Zebulun there were 50,000 warriors who were prepared for battle, equipped with all kinds of weapons, and ready to give their undivided loyalty. Verse Concepts

But when the sovereign master finishes judging Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays. Verse Concepts

Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil. Verse Concepts

Their heart is slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The Lord will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars. Verse Concepts

since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways. Verse Concepts

But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind. Verse Concepts

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. Verse Concepts

All the people were aware of it, the people of Ephraim and those living in Samaria. Yet with pride and an arrogant attitude, they said, Verse Concepts

Listen to me, you stubborn people, you who distance yourself from doing what is right. Verse Concepts

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. Verse Concepts

Sometimes I think, "I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more." But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it. Verse Concepts

They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had given them joy and had changed the opinion of the king of Assyria toward them, so that he assisted them in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel. Verse Concepts

Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched. Verse Concepts

The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants. Verse Concepts

The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord. Verse Concepts

O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you. Verse Concepts

Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem! Verse Concepts

and have been clothed with the new man that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it. Verse Concepts

The Lord your God will also cleanse your heart and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love him with all your mind and being and so that you may live. Verse Concepts

but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the written code. This person's praise is not from people but from God. Verse Concepts

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me! Verse Concepts

I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts, Verse Concepts

Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel? Verse Concepts

I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh. Verse Concepts

to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, Verse Concepts

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking. Verse Concepts

For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right. Verse Concepts

For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right. Verse Concepts

The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly. Verse Concepts

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind. Verse Concepts

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. Verse Concepts

A wise person's good sense protects him, but a fool's lack of sense leaves him vulnerable. Verse Concepts

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil. Verse Concepts

"Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, 'Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.' Verse Concepts

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised. Verse Concepts

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight. Verse Concepts

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times. Verse Concepts

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble. Verse Concepts

He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord. Verse Concepts

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone their own way. Verse Concepts

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude. Verse Concepts

You thoroughly defeated Edom and it has gone to your head! Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?" Verse Concepts

Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor. Verse Concepts

The terror you inspire in others and the arrogance of your heart have deceived you. You may make your home in the clefts of the rocks; you may occupy the highest places in the hills. But even if you made your home where the eagles nest, I would bring you down from there," says the Lord. Verse Concepts

You defeated Edom and it has gone to your head. Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?" Verse Concepts

The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper. Verse Concepts

I have heard how proud the people of Moab are, I know how haughty they are. I have heard how arrogant, proud, and haughty they are, what a high opinion they have of themselves. Verse Concepts

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. Verse Concepts

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Verse Concepts

You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart. Verse Concepts

But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. Verse Concepts

The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious -- the king will be his friend. Verse Concepts

The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them. Verse Concepts

But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Verse Concepts

So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours." Verse Concepts

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin. Verse Concepts

I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you. Verse Concepts

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. Verse Concepts

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe? Verse Concepts

Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. Verse Concepts

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person. Verse Concepts

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is known even in the heart of fools. Verse Concepts

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad; Verse Concepts

The sovereign master says, "These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual. Verse Concepts

"But as for you, son of man, your people (who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another, 'Come hear the word that comes from the Lord.' They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage. Realize that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. They hear your words, but they do not obey them.

He said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.' Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition." read more.
He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition. For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.' But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother, 'Whatever help you would have received from me is corban' (that is, a gift for God), then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this."

The godless at heart nourish anger, they do not cry out even when he binds them. They die in their youth, and their life ends among the male cultic prostitutes.

Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being, Verse Concepts

Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being, Verse Concepts

and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, 'If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,' he promised, 'you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.' Verse Concepts

not like those who do their work only when someone is watching -- as people-pleasers -- but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart. Verse Concepts

Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul. Verse Concepts

I am determined to obey your statutes at all times, to the very end. Verse Concepts

You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,' says the Lord. Verse Concepts

My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me. Verse Concepts

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. Verse Concepts

Afterward David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off an edge of Saul's robe. Verse Concepts

Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. Verse Concepts

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands! Verse Concepts

Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah) Verse Concepts

Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart. Verse Concepts

I said, "During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully." I tried to make sense of what was happening. Verse Concepts

Now Hannah was speaking from her heart. Although her lips were moving, her voice was inaudible. Eli therefore thought she was drunk. Verse Concepts

For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds! Verse Concepts

My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord. Verse Concepts

(Qof) I cried out with all my heart, "Answer me, O Lord! I will observe your statutes." Verse Concepts

The Lord answered, "This has happened because these people have rejected my laws which I gave them. They have not obeyed me or followed those laws. Instead they have followed the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts. They have paid allegiance to the gods called Baal, as their fathers taught them to do. So then, listen to what I, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all, say. 'I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment. read more.
I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known anything about. I will send people chasing after them with swords until I have destroyed them.'"

You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.) Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit. When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, "I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit." This will destroy the watered ground with the parched. read more.
The Lord will be unwilling to forgive him, and his intense anger will rage against that man; all the curses written in this scroll will fall upon him and the Lord will obliterate his name from memory. The Lord will single him out for judgment from all the tribes of Israel according to all the curses of the covenant written in this scroll of the law. The generation to come -- your descendants who will rise up after you, as well as the foreigner who will come from distant places -- will see the afflictions of that land and the illnesses that the Lord has brought on it. The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his intense anger. Then all the nations will ask, "Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?" Then people will say, "Because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship. That is why the Lord's anger erupted against this land, bringing on it all the curses written in this scroll. So the Lord has uprooted them from their land in anger, wrath, and great rage and has deported them to another land, as is clear today." Secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.

Then tell them that the Lord says, 'It is because your ancestors rejected me and paid allegiance to other gods. They have served them and worshiped them. But they have rejected me and not obeyed my law. And you have acted even more wickedly than your ancestors! Each one of you has followed the stubborn inclinations of your own wicked heart and not obeyed me. So I will throw you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your ancestors have ever known. There you must worship other gods day and night, for I will show you no mercy.'"

let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. Verse Concepts

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts, Verse Concepts

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance. Verse Concepts

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord. Verse Concepts

Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ, Verse Concepts

Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart. Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.

Haughty eyes and a proud heart -- the agricultural product of the wicked is sin. Verse Concepts

We have heard a report from the Lord. An envoy was sent among the nations, saying, "Arise! Let us make war against Edom!" The Lord says, "Look! I will make you a weak nation; you will be greatly despised! Your presumptuous heart has deceived you -- you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself, 'No one can bring me down to the ground!'

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking. Verse Concepts

Obey the king's command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him. Do not rush out of the king's presence in haste -- do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he can do whatever he pleases. Surely the king's authority is absolute; no one can say to him, "What are you doing?" read more.
Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure.

A wise person's good sense protects him, but a fool's lack of sense leaves him vulnerable. Verse Concepts

A wise person's heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words. Verse Concepts

I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter's snare; her heart is like a hunter's net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her. Verse Concepts

who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict. Verse Concepts

for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm. Verse Concepts

Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them! Verse Concepts

"This is what the sovereign Lord says: 'The Philistines have exacted merciless revenge, showing intense scorn in their effort to destroy Judah with unrelenting hostility. Verse Concepts

The Ephraimites will be like warriors and will rejoice as if they had drunk wine. Their children will see it and rejoice; they will celebrate in the things of the Lord. Verse Concepts

You make me happier than those who have abundant grain and wine. Verse Concepts

Hannah prayed, "My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted high because of the Lord. I loudly denounce my enemies, for I am happy that you delivered me. Verse Concepts

The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy. Verse Concepts

Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed. Verse Concepts

Make the hearts of these people calloused; make their ears deaf and their eyes blind! Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, their hearts might understand and they might repent and be healed." Verse Concepts

when he said, 'Go to this people and say, "You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive. For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."'

for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses. Verse Concepts

The Lord said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go. Verse Concepts

Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord." Verse Concepts

I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord's temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God. Verse Concepts

Now Ezra had dedicated himself to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching its statutes and judgments in Israel. Verse Concepts

everyone who has determined to follow God, the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple."

Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer. Verse Concepts

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He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the Lord. Verse Concepts

Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident. Verse Concepts

But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were entrusted to, Verse Concepts

For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation. Verse Concepts

Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person."

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand. There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him." [[EMPTY]] read more.
Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable. He said to them, "Are you so foolish? Don't you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him? For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer." (This means all foods are clean.) He said, "What comes out of a person defiles him. For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly. All these evils come from within and defile a person."

"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!" Verse Concepts

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Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' Verse Concepts

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted. Verse Concepts

But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and did not release the people. Verse Concepts

Yet Pharaoh's heart became hard, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted. Verse Concepts

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted to Moses. Verse Concepts

The Lord said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go. Verse Concepts

But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and although I will multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt, Verse Concepts

But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts, and so Pharaoh's heart remained hard, and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron -- just as the Lord had predicted. Verse Concepts

You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength. Verse Concepts

Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today, Verse Concepts

So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel. Verse Concepts

The Lord's precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord's commands are pure and give insight for life. Verse Concepts

A bright look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the body. Verse Concepts

And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him. Verse Concepts

But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar. Verse Concepts

You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God! Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.

For he will never be upended; others will always remember one who is just. He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the Lord. His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. Verse Concepts

"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

For forty years I was continually disgusted with that generation, and I said, 'These people desire to go astray; they do not obey my commands.' Verse Concepts

The Lord says, "I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord. Verse Concepts

Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit. Verse Concepts

so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. Verse Concepts

for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you; Verse Concepts

Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children! Verse Concepts

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God. Verse Concepts

Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children! Verse Concepts

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God. Verse Concepts

"I, the Lord, say: 'This shows how I will ruin the highly exalted position in which Judah and Jerusalem take pride. These wicked people refuse to obey what I have said. They follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts and pay allegiance to other gods by worshiping and serving them. So they will become just like these linen shorts which are good for nothing.

The Lord who rules over all says to the people of Jerusalem: "Do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They are reporting visions of their own imaginations, not something the Lord has given them to say. They continually say to those who reject what the Lord has said, 'Things will go well for you!' They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts, 'Nothing bad will happen to you!'

so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Verse Concepts

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord! Verse Concepts

His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies. Verse Concepts

How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart, Verse Concepts

Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart. Verse Concepts

Then your survivors will remember me among the nations where they are exiled. They will realize how I was crushed by their unfaithful heart which turned from me and by their eyes which lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves because of the evil they have done and because of all their abominable practices. Verse Concepts

because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so. Verse Concepts

When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me! Verse Concepts

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit -- O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject. Verse Concepts

Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today, Verse Concepts

The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged. Verse Concepts

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. Verse Concepts

This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die. Verse Concepts

The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly. Verse Concepts

Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath -- these are all things that I hate,' says the Lord." Verse Concepts

"The Lord who rules over all said, 'Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other. You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.'

/ (Sin/Shin) Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions. Verse Concepts

I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me. Verse Concepts

The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly. Verse Concepts

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is known even in the heart of fools. Verse Concepts

Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart. Verse Concepts

What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value. Verse Concepts

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken. Verse Concepts

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Verse Concepts

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight. Verse Concepts

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble. Verse Concepts

The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness. Verse Concepts

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin. Verse Concepts

Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children! Verse Concepts

But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression. Verse Concepts

and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, led 200,000 skilled warriors. Verse Concepts

Sometimes I think, "I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more." But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it. Verse Concepts

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord! Verse Concepts

Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the Lord! Verse Concepts

If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Verse Concepts

But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. Verse Concepts

When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil. Verse Concepts

They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. Verse Concepts

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened. Verse Concepts

I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul! Verse Concepts

What my eyes see grieves me -- all the suffering of the daughters in my city. Verse Concepts

Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war. Verse Concepts

For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ. Verse Concepts

This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die. Verse Concepts

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he should betray Jesus. Verse Concepts

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land? Verse Concepts

There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart. Verse Concepts

The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy. Verse Concepts

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright! Verse Concepts

The Lord says, "I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord. They will be like a shrub in the desert. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the desert, in a salt land where no one can live.

And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Verse Concepts

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me! Verse Concepts

A psalm by Asaph. Certainly God is good to Israel, and to those whose motives are pure! Verse Concepts

When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul, Verse Concepts

The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper. Verse Concepts

Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil. Verse Concepts

The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge. Verse Concepts

Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. Verse Concepts

A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones. Verse Concepts

The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape. Verse Concepts

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken. Verse Concepts

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Verse Concepts

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? Verse Concepts

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life. Verse Concepts

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person. Verse Concepts

But those whose hearts are devoted to detestable things and abominations, I hereby repay them for what they have done, says the sovereign Lord." Verse Concepts

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised. Verse Concepts

Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people. They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner's staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.

God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter. Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)

For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation. Verse Concepts

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. Verse Concepts

May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing." Verse Concepts

My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability. Verse Concepts

Joshua said, "Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the Lord God of Israel." Verse Concepts

Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright! Verse Concepts

Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it! Verse Concepts

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress. Therefore people fear him, for he does not regard all the wise in heart."

Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them. Verse Concepts

God said to him, "Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies, I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the written code. This person's praise is not from people but from God. Verse Concepts

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Verse Concepts

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage. Verse Concepts

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder, Verse Concepts

for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses. Verse Concepts

The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart. Verse Concepts

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. read more.
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" So he said, "Who are you, Lord?" He replied, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting! But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do." (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.) So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus. For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything. Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias," and he replied, "Here I am, Lord." Then the Lord told him, "Get up and go to the street called 'Straight,' and at Judas' house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again." But Ananias replied, "Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!" But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Verse Concepts

Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must all be born from above.' Verse Concepts

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. Verse Concepts

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart. Verse Concepts

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? Verse Concepts

As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. All these signs happened on that very day. Verse Concepts

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Verse Concepts

Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' Verse Concepts

Why harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh did? When God treated them harshly, didn't the Egyptians send the Israelites on their way? Verse Concepts

But King Sihon of Heshbon was unwilling to allow us to pass near him because the Lord our God had made him obstinate and stubborn so that he might deliver him over to you this very day. Verse Concepts

Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent. Verse Concepts

For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ. Verse Concepts

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed! Verse Concepts

When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous. Verse Concepts

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. Verse Concepts

Israel worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel. Verse Concepts

The people worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. Verse Concepts

Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children! Verse Concepts

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God. Verse Concepts

When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil. Verse Concepts

This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die. Verse Concepts

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Verse Concepts

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? Verse Concepts

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder, Verse Concepts

Do not let truth and mercy leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Verse Concepts

But there were not enough priests to skin all the animals, so their brothers, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished and the priests could consecrate themselves. (The Levites had been more conscientious about consecrating themselves than the priests.) Verse Concepts

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright! Verse Concepts

Thematic Bible: Heart

Thematic Bible

Heart » The heart of man

Heart » The whole » Read by Christ

Heart » The whole » Renewed

Heart » The lord looking upon the heart

Heart » Renewed » Tested

Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity

Heart » The unregenerate » Is hard

Heart » Whole » Hardness of

Heart » The lord knowing the heart

Heart » The unregenerate » Is double (duplicity)

Heart » Renewed » Graciously affected of God

Heart » Renewed

Heart » The heart of fools

Heart » The unregenerate » Is wayward

Heart » The unregenerate » Is proud

Heart » Renewed » Pure

Heart » Renewed » Wise

Heart » The hypocrites in heart

Heart » Renewed » It should render to God obedience

Heart » Renewed » Tender

Heart » Renewed » Devout

Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart

Heart » Renewed » Sincere

Heart » Proud hearts

Heart » The heart of the wise

Heart » The unregenerate » Is malicious

Heart » Renewed » Be joyful

Heart » The unregenerate » Is judicially hardened

Heart » Renewed » It should seek God

Heart » Renewed » Faith

Heart » What proceeds from the heart

Heart » Whole » In repentance

Heart » Instances of hardened hearts » Pharoah

Heart » Whole » In love

Heart » Whose heart becomes darkened

Heart » What rejoices the heart

Heart » The unregenerate » Is worldly

Heart » The heart of the righteous

Heart » Where your heart will be

Heart » The unregenerate » Loves evil

Heart » Centre of life » Determines character

Heart » Evil, characteristics of » Source of unbelief and covetousness

Heart » Sinful » Source of unbelief and covetousness

Heart » Those that walk in the imagination of their heart

Heart » Renewed » Strengthened

Heart » Whole » In obedience

Heart » The unregenerate » Is sensual

Heart » Renewed » Repentant

Heart » The unregenerate » Is foolish

Heart » Not imagining evil in your heart

Heart » Renewed » Fear

Heart » The heart of those that have understanding

Heart » The heart of the wicked

Heart » Merry hearts

Heart » Those that have a froward heart

Heart » The wise in heart

Heart » The unregenerate » Is covetous

Heart » Renewed » Zeal

Heart » Whose heart shall be strengthened

Heart » Renewed » Holy

Heart » Evil, characteristics of » Stubbornness

Heart » Sinful » Stubbornness

Heart » The unregenerate » Blind

Heart » Renewed » Compassionate

Heart » Those whose hearts are perfect toward the lord

Heart » The lord shining in your heart

Heart » Evil, characteristics of » Madness

Heart » Sinful » Madness

Heart » The unregenerate » Is diabolical

Heart » Hearts that devise wicked imaginations

Heart » What destroys the heart

Heart » Renewed » Upright

Heart » Those whose hearts depart from the lord

Heart » What shall keep your heart

Heart » Renewed » Clean

Heart » Whole » In prayer

Heart » Those that are of a proud heart

Heart » Those that harden their heart