Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

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

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

I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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

And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,

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.”

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

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

He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

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

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

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

And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

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

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

do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

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

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

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

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

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

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

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

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’

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.

With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

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

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—

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”

But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.

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

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

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.”

And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

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

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

Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

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.”