73 Bible Verses about Heart, Human

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;

Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

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.

The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:

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:

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.