'Hearts' in the Bible

And he will go before Himin the spirit and power of Elijah,to turn the hearts of fathersto their children,and the disobedientto the understanding of the righteous,to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

He has done a mighty deed with His arm;He has scattered the proudbecause of the thoughts of their hearts;

and a sword will pierce your own soul—that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, “Why are you thinking this in your hearts?

The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a little child and had him stand next to Him.

And He told them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.

He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken!

So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?”

“Why are you troubled?” He asked them. “And why do doubts arise in your hearts?