13 Bible Verses about Sinful Hearts

Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.

The godless in heart harbor resentment. Even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.

The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors.

When one of them comes to visit me, he speaks falsehood. His heart collects gossip. Then he leaves to tell others.

His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

A heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run quickly to badness,

Who can say: I have made my heart clean. I am pure from my sin?

Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is sick.

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said: Why are your thoughts evil?

Jesus immediately discerned in his spirit that they reasoned within themselves. He asked them: Why reason these things in your hearts?

Jesus perceived their reasoning and said to them: Why do you reason in your hearts?

That which comes out of the mouth, comes from the heart and makes a man unclean. Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!

That which comes out of the man defiles the man. It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, coveting, wickedness, deceit, loose conduct, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.read more.
All these evil things come from within and defile the man.