18 Bible Verses about God And The Heart

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."

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.

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

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.

He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen

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

So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

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.

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.

You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God!

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

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

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.

And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence,

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

Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,

For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.