Heart

Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.

Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.

I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.

Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.

A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

Of David. I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.

…if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

…he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

…and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

…a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.

Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.

The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

…for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.

Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.

My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.

Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.