'Heart' in the Bible

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

“Oh, that You would hide me in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,That You would set a definite time and then remember me [and in Your lovingkindness imprint me on your heart]!

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

Because his hand is stretched out against God, and his heart is lifted up against the Ruler of all,

To conceive misery, and to bear iniquity, Even their heart doth prepare deceit.

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.

I will see Him myself;my eyes will look at Him, and not as a stranger.My heart longs within me.

His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps is in his heart.

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.

For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

“Did I not weep for one whose life was hard and filled with trouble?Was not my heart grieved for the needy?

My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

if he hadn't thanked me from the bottom of his heart, if he had not been warmed by wool from my sheep,

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

Have I covered my transgressions as others doby hiding my guilt in my heart,

My heart is like unvented wine;it is about to burst like new wineskins.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Mighty to do perverseness:

If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes he makes sport of God, increasing his words against him.

"Indeed God is mighty and he doesn't show disrespect; he is mighty and strong of heart.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

{To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.} I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea , contemneth Jehovah.

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

They have closed their unfeeling heart,With their mouth they speak proudly.

Foreigners lose heartand come trembling from their fortifications.

The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

You have granted him the desire of his heart, and have not withheld what his lips requested. Interlude

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.

I am forgotten in their heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth, humbled myself with fasting, and prayed from my heart repeatedly for them.

They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.} The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

I remember this as I pour out my heart:how I walked with many,leading the festive procession to the house of God,with joyful and thankful shouts.

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.