'Heart' in the Bible

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

For the heart of this people has become dull,With their ears they scarcely hear,And they have closed their eyes,Otherwise they would see with their eyes,Hear with their ears,And understand with their heart and return,And I would heal them.’

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

‘This people honors Me with their lips,But their heart is far away from Me.

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:‘This people honors Me with their lips,But their heart is far away from Me.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.)

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?

But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

“He has done mighty deeds with His arm;He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.

And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.

But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,

And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

“He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and be converted and I heal them.”

During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

‘Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue exulted;Moreover my flesh also will live in hope;

Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?”

Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”

“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.

You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.

[And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”]

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

For the heart of this people has become dull,And with their ears they scarcely hear,And they have closed their eyes;Otherwise they might see with their eyes,And hear with their ears,And understand with their heart and return,And I would heal them.”’

For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed,

that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart.

But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,

that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

but just as it is written,“Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard,And which have not entered the heart of man,All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”

But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, he will do well.

the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.

But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart;

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.

Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.

But thanks be to God who puts the same earnestness on your behalf in the heart of Titus.

Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.

being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;

not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,

Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

“Therefore I was angry with this generation,And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,And they did not know My ways’;

Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

“This is the covenant that I will make with themAfter those days, says the Lord:I will put My laws upon their heart,And on their mind I will write them,”He then says,

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.