17 Bible Verses about Nature Of The Heart

They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep!

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart.

They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of hosts.

As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.

The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This is your doom, and it is bitter; it has reached your very heart."

Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

"Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?

Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols,

For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'

For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.