73 Bible Verses about Heart, Human
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The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?
They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts will either accuse or excuse them
Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow went through his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
“Whenever he enters the sanctuary, Aaron is to carry the names of Israel’s sons over his heart on the breastpiece for decisions, as a continual reminder before the Lord. Place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece for decisions, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the Lord. Aaron will continually carry the means of decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.
Joab said, “I’m not going to waste time with you!” He then took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the oak tree,
I heard, and I trembled within;
my lips quivered at the sound.
Rottenness entered my bones;
I trembled where I stood.
Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress
to come against the people invading us.
Therefore we will not be afraid,
though the earth trembles
and the mountains topple
into the depths of the seas,
The waters heaped up at the blast of Your nostrils;
the currents stood firm like a dam.
The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
Your rowers have brought you
onto the high seas,
but the east wind has shattered you
in the heart of the sea.
You threw me into the depths,
into the heart of the seas,
and the current overcame me.
All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me.
But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.
When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,
The king also said, “You yourself know all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore, the Lord has brought back your evil on your head,
So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
The whole world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Many plans are in a man’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;
but a man of understanding draws it out.
He became infatuated with Dinah, daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.
He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray. He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.
If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife
or I have lurked at his door,
But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the Lord’s commands and obey them and not become unfaithful by following your own heart and your own eyes.
Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the hearts of Your people, and confirm their hearts toward You.
I will see Him myself;
my eyes will look at Him, and not as a stranger.
My heart longs within me.
Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.
Don’t keep striving for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious.
He said to his brothers, “My money has been returned! It’s here in my bag.” Their hearts sank. Trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us, saying: The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, fortified to the heavens. We also saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’
You will find no peace among those nations, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despondent spirit.
When we heard this, we lost heart, and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below.
When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair beside the road watching, because he was anxious about the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the entire city cried out.
David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”
In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. Then he had a seizure and became paralyzed.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
but a good word cheers it up.
Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,
and every man’s heart will melt.
Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it,
and I will frustrate its plans.
Then they will seek idols, ghosts,
spirits of the dead, and spiritists.
My heart staggers;
horror terrifies me.
He has turned my last glimmer of hope
into sheer terror.
“I will put anxiety in the hearts of those of you who survive in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a wind-driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from a sword, and fall though no one is pursuing them.
In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread you will have in your heart and because of what you will see.
The men of Ai struck down about 36 of them and chased them from outside the gate to the quarries, striking them down on the descent. As a result, the people’s hearts melted and became like water.
When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was afraid and trembled violently.
so the king said to me, “Why are you sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but depression.”
I was overwhelmed with fear
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are disjointed;
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.
wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.
A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.
although He did not leave Himself without a witness, since He did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and satisfying your hearts with food and happiness.”
Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.”
“Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
Hezekiah concluded, “Now you are consecrated to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord’s temple.” So the congregation brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all those with willing hearts brought burnt offerings.
“Tell the Israelites to take an offering for Me. You are to take My offering from everyone who is willing to give.
Be sure there is no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Be sure there is no root among you bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him.
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The Lord put it into the mind of King Cyrus of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and also to put it in writing:
Praise Yahweh the God of our fathers, who has put it into the king’s mind to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
So we rebuilt the wall until the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had the will to keep working.
Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses, and He said, “Isn’t Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, he is on his way now to meet you. He will rejoice when he sees you.
His armor-bearer responded, “Do what is in your heart. You choose. I’m right here with you whatever you decide.”
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