11 Bible Verses about Human Intellect

But Mary kept all those sayings, and pondered them in her heart.

And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,

And then the king said to Shimei, "Thou rememberest all the wickedness which thine heart knoweth that thou didst to David my father. The LORD therefore render again thy wickedness upon thine own head:

Give therefore unto thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, and to discern between good, and bad. For who is able to judge this, thy so weighty a people?" And it pleased the LORD well, that Solomon had desired this thing. Wherefore God said unto him, "Because thou hast asked this thing and hast not asked long life, neither hast asked riches, nor the lives of thine enemies, but hast asked the discretion to understand equity:read more.
see, I have done according to thy petition. And behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there was none like thee before, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

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

Receive the law at his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

A merry heart is the life of the body; but rancor consumeth away the bones. He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker; but whoso hath pity of the poor, doth honour unto God. The ungodly is afraid of every peril; but the righteous hath a good hope even in death.read more.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; and he will teach them that are unlearned.

A man may well purpose a thing in his heart; but the answer of the tongue cometh of the LORD. A man thinketh all his ways to be clean; but it is the LORD that fashioneth the minds. Commit thy works unto the LORD, and look: what thou devisest, it shall prosper.read more.
The LORD doth all things for his own sake; yea, and when he keepeth the ungodly for the day of wrath. The LORD abhorreth all presumptuous and proud hearts; there may neither strength nor power escape. With loving mercy and faithfulness, sins be forgiven; and whoso searcheth the LORD eschewth evil. When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh his very enemies to be his friends. Better it is to have a little thing with righteousness, than great rents wrongfully gotten. A man deviseth a way in his heart; but it is the LORD that ordereth his goings.

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

Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.

For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lips talk of mischief.