It all comes down to our heart. The way we view life, how we love others (including God), and the choices we make are all determined and influenced by the state of our heart. It’s impossible to lead a healthy life with an ill heart. Thats why God asks that we not only guard our heart with all diligence, but that we allow Him to continuously clean it daily. Below I am sharing the best bible verses about the heart to help us examine the state of our hearts.
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40 Key Bible Verses About The Heart
1. The heart can’t be good on it’s own.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. (NKJV)
2. The heart is deceitful.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. (NKJV)
3. What comes out of the heart is what hurts us and others.
Matthew 15:19-21 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.” (NKJV)
4. An anxious heart causes depression.
Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,But a good word makes it glad. (NKJV)
5. Losing hope makes the heart sick.
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. (NKJV)
6. A merry heart does good.
Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. (NKJV)
7. The heart reveals who we are.
Proverbs 27:19 As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. (NKJV)
8. Our heart is in the things that we most treasure.
Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (NKJV)
9. It’s necessary to remove sorrow from our heart.
Ecclesiastes 11:10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity. (NKJV)
10. It’s necessary to guard our heart with all diligence.
Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (NKJV)
11. It’s necessary to ask God to clean our heart continuously.
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. (NKJV)
12. Our heart needs to get rid of unbelief.
Hebrews 3:12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. (NKJV)
13. God wants us to rend our heart before Him not our garments.
Joel 2:13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. (NKJV)
14. God wants us to honor Him with our heart not just our words.
Matthew 15:8 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. (NKJV)
15. God wants us to seek Him with all of our heart.
Psalm 119:10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! (NKJV)
16. God is found by those who seek Him with their whole heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. (NKJV)
17. God is able to give us a new heart.
Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. (NKJV)
18. God strengthens our heart.
Psalm 31:24 Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord. (NKJV)
19. God does not disregard the desires of our heart.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. (NKJV)
20. God grants our hearts desires when they align to His purpose.
Psalm 20:4 May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. (NKJV)
21. God looks at the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (NKJV)
22. The beauty of the heart is precious in the sight of God.
1 Peter 3:3-4 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. (NKJV)
23. God blesses the pure in heart.
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. (NKJV)
24. God blesses the one who seeks Him with a genuine heart.
Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! (NKJV)
25. The wise in heart will receive commands.
Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall. (NKJV)
26. Our heart needs to praise God.
Psalm 9:1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. (NKJV)
27. The meditation of our heart needs to be acceptable in God’s sight.
Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. (NKJV)
26. We need to keep God’s commands in our heart.
Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. (NKJV)
27. We need to hide God’s word in our heart.
Psalm 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. (NKJV)
28. We need to turn to God with all of our heart.
Joel 2:12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” (NKJV)
29. We need to incline our heart to God.
Joshua 24:23 “Now therefore,” he said, “put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.” (NKJV)
30. We need to incline our heart to God’s testimonies.
Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness (NKJV)
31. We need to unite our heart to fear God’s name with our entire heart.
Psalm 86:11 Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. (NKJV)
32. We need to do everything with a genuine heart.
Colossians 3:23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. (NKJV)
33. What we give must be done with a genuine heart.
2 Corinthians 9:7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. (NKJV)
34. God’s word is able to discern the thoughts & intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (NKJV)
35. God is able to give our heart wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. (NKJV)
36. Our heart finds joy in God’s testimonies.
Psalm 119:111 Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. (NKJV)
37. Our heart finds hoy in God’s salvation.
Psalm 13:5-6 But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord,Because He has dealt bountifully with me. (NKJV)
38. A heart without doubts can move mountains.
Mark 11:23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. (NKJV)
39. A heart that trusts God will not fear evil.
Psalm 27:3 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. (NKJV)
40. A wise heart makes God happy.
Proverbs 23:15 My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself. (NKJV)
FINAL THOUGHTS
I hope you found these 40 key bible verses about the heart helpful. Let me know in the comments below which bible verse about the heart impacted you the most.
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Sending you blessings & love,
Gabby Abigail
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