Levav לֵבָב

Levav (Hebrew לֵבָב, Strong's H3824) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “heart”. It occurs 252 times in 230 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Heart

Verses

Every verse with Levav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 20:5
  Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
• Genesis 20:6
  And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
• Genesis 31:26
  And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war!

Exodus

• Exodus 14:5
  And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”

Leviticus

• Leviticus 19:17
  Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
• Leviticus 26:36
  And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
• Leviticus 26:41
  And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity,

Numbers

• Numbers 15:39
  And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 1:28
  Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”
• Deuteronomy 2:30
  But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
• Deuteronomy 4:9
  Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
• Deuteronomy 4:29
  But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Deuteronomy 4:39
  Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
• Deuteronomy 5:29
  O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
• Deuteronomy 6:5
  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
• Deuteronomy 6:6
  And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
• Deuteronomy 7:17
  If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”
• Deuteronomy 8:2
  And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
• Deuteronomy 8:5
  Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
• Deuteronomy 8:14
  Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deuteronomy 8:17
  And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
• Deuteronomy 9:4
  Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.
• Deuteronomy 9:5
  Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• Deuteronomy 10:12
  And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
• Deuteronomy 10:16
  Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
• Deuteronomy 11:13
  And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
• Deuteronomy 11:16
  Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,
• Deuteronomy 11:18
  Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
• Deuteronomy 13:3
  Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Deuteronomy 15:7
  If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
• Deuteronomy 15:9
  Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• Deuteronomy 15:10
  Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
• Deuteronomy 17:17
  Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
• Deuteronomy 17:20
  That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
• Deuteronomy 18:21
  And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?”
• Deuteronomy 19:6
  Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.
• Deuteronomy 20:3
  And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
• Deuteronomy 20:8
  And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”
• Deuteronomy 26:16
  This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Deuteronomy 28:28
  The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,
• Deuteronomy 28:47
  Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
• Deuteronomy 28:67
  In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.
• Deuteronomy 29:18
  Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
• Deuteronomy 29:19
  And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
• Deuteronomy 30:1
  And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,“When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you,
• Deuteronomy 30:2
  And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today,
• Deuteronomy 30:6
  And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
• Deuteronomy 30:10
  If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Deuteronomy 30:14
  But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.
• Deuteronomy 30:17
  But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,
• Deuteronomy 32:46
  And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I testify among you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.

Joshua

• Joshua 2:11
  And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
• Joshua 5:1
  And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
• Joshua 7:5
  And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
• Joshua 14:7
  Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh–barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.
• Joshua 22:5
  But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
• Joshua 23:14
  And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
• Joshua 24:23
  Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

Judges

• Judges 19:8
  And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.
• Judges 19:9
  And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 1:8
  Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
• 1 Samuel 2:35
  And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.
• 1 Samuel 6:6
  Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people on their way as they departed?
• 1 Samuel 7:3
  And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
• 1 Samuel 9:19
  And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.
• 1 Samuel 12:20
  And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
• 1 Samuel 12:24
  Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
• 1 Samuel 13:14
  But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
• 1 Samuel 14:7
  And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
• 1 Samuel 16:7
  But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• 1 Samuel 17:28
  And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
• 1 Samuel 21:12
  And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 7:3
  And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
• 2 Samuel 19:14
  And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 2:4
  That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
• 1 Kings 2:44
  The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
• 1 Kings 3:6
  And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
• 1 Kings 8:17
  And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
• 1 Kings 8:18
  And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
• 1 Kings 8:38
  What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
• 1 Kings 8:39
  Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
• 1 Kings 8:48
  And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
• 1 Kings 8:58
  That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.
• 1 Kings 8:61
  Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”
• 1 Kings 9:4
  And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
• 1 Kings 10:2
  And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
• 1 Kings 11:2
  Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.
• 1 Kings 11:4
  For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
• 1 Kings 11:9
  And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
• 1 Kings 14:8
  And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.
• 1 Kings 15:3
  And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
• 1 Kings 15:14
  But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 10:15
  And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,
• 2 Kings 10:30
  And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
• 2 Kings 10:31
  But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
• 2 Kings 20:3
  I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• 2 Kings 22:19
  Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
• 2 Kings 23:25
  And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 12:17
  And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
• 1 Chronicles 12:38
  All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
• 1 Chronicles 17:2
  Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
• 1 Chronicles 22:7
  And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
• 1 Chronicles 22:19
  Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
• 1 Chronicles 28:2
  Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
• 1 Chronicles 28:9
  And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 1 Chronicles 29:17
  I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18
  O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
• 1 Chronicles 29:19
  And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 1:11
  And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or glory for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—
• 2 Chronicles 6:7
  Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 6:8
  But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
• 2 Chronicles 6:30
  Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men—
• 2 Chronicles 6:37
  Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
• 2 Chronicles 9:1
  And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.
• 2 Chronicles 11:16
  And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
• 2 Chronicles 13:7
  And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
• 2 Chronicles 15:12
  And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
• 2 Chronicles 15:15
  And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
• 2 Chronicles 15:17
  But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
• 2 Chronicles 16:9
  For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
• 2 Chronicles 19:3
  Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
• 2 Chronicles 19:9
  And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.
• 2 Chronicles 20:33
  Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
• 2 Chronicles 22:9
  And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
• 2 Chronicles 25:2
  And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
• 2 Chronicles 29:10
  Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
• 2 Chronicles 29:34
  But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
• 2 Chronicles 30:19
  That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
• 2 Chronicles 31:21
  And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
• 2 Chronicles 32:6
  And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 32:31
  Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
• 2 Chronicles 34:27
  Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
• 2 Chronicles 34:31
  And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.
• 2 Chronicles 36:13
  And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Ezra

• Ezra 7:10
  For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:8
  And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

Job

• Job 1:5
  And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
• Job 9:4
  He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
• Job 10:13
  And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:
• Job 12:3
  But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
• Job 17:11
  My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart.
• Job 22:22
  Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
• Job 27:6
  My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
• Job 34:10
  Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
• Job 34:34
  Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

Psalms

• Psalm 4:4
  Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
• Psalm 13:2
  How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
• Psalm 15:2
  He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
• Psalm 20:4
  Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
• Psalm 22:26
  The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
• Psalm 24:4
  He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
• Psalm 25:17
  The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.
• Psalm 28:3
  Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
• Psalm 31:24
  Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
• Psalm 62:8
  Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
• Psalm 69:32
  The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
• Psalm 73:1
  Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
• Psalm 73:7
  Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
• Psalm 73:13
  Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
• Psalm 73:21
  Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
• Psalm 73:26
  My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
• Psalm 77:6
  I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
• Psalm 78:18
  And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
• Psalm 78:72
  So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
• Psalm 84:5
  Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
• Psalm 86:11
  Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
• Psalm 86:12
  I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
• Psalm 90:12
  So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
• Psalm 95:8
  Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
• Psalm 95:10
  Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”
• Psalm 101:2
  I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
• Psalm 101:4
  A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
• Psalm 101:5
  Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
• Psalm 104:15
  And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
• Psalm 109:16
  Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
• Psalm 111:1
  Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
• Psalm 119:7
  I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
• Psalm 139:23
  Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 4:21
  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
• Proverbs 6:25
  Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 9:3
  This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:5
  Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
• Isaiah 6:10
  Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
• Isaiah 7:2
  And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
• Isaiah 7:4
  And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
• Isaiah 9:9
  And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,All the people will know it— Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:
• Isaiah 10:7
  Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
• Isaiah 10:12
  Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
• Isaiah 13:7
  Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.
• Isaiah 14:13
  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
• Isaiah 19:1
  The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
• Isaiah 21:4
  My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
• Isaiah 30:29
  Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
• Isaiah 32:4
  The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
• Isaiah 47:8
  Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
• Isaiah 49:21
  Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”
• Isaiah 60:5
  Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 4:4
  Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”
• Jeremiah 5:24
  Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
• Jeremiah 13:22
  And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
• Jeremiah 15:16
  Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
• Jeremiah 29:13
  And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
• Jeremiah 32:40
  And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.
• Jeremiah 51:46
  And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.Do not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year— and then another the next year— of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.
• Jeremiah 51:50
  Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:41
  Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 3:10
  Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.
• Ezekiel 28:5
  By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
• Ezekiel 28:6
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
• Ezekiel 31:10
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
• Ezekiel 36:5
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.
• Ezekiel 38:10
  Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

Daniel

• Daniel 8:25
  And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
• Daniel 11:12
  And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.
• Daniel 11:25
  And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
• Daniel 11:27
  And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
• Daniel 11:28
  Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.

Hosea

• Hosea 7:2
  And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.

Joel

• Joel 2:12
  Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
• Joel 2:13
  And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Jonah

• Jonah 2:3
  For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.

Nahum

• Nahum 2:7
  And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 1:12
  And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
• Zephaniah 2:15
  This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

Haggai

• Haggai 1:5
  Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
• Haggai 1:7
  Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
• Haggai 2:15
  And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord:Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,
• Haggai 2:18
  Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully:

Zechariah

• Zechariah 7:10
  And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
• Zechariah 8:17
  And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).