13 Bible Verses about Sinful Hearts

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.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

And if he cometh to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

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

Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why think ye evil in your hearts?

And immediately, when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said to them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness;read more.
All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.