Here are 98 Bible verses about the heart of man from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 KJV
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Proverbs 4:23 KJV
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Luke 6:45 KJV
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Psalms 51:10 KJV
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
1 Samuel 16:7 KJV
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Ezekiel 36:26 KJV
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.
Jeremiah 17:9 KJV
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Mark 7:21-23 KJV
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Genesis 6:5 KJV
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Genesis 8:21 KJV
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Mark 12:30 KJV
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Proverbs 3:5 KJV
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Hebrews 4:12 KJV
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Luke 8:15 KJV
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Matthew 22:37 KJV
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Psalms 119:11 KJV
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Jeremiah 29:13 KJV
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Romans 10:10 KJV
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Psalms 119:2 KJV
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Matthew 12:34 KJV
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Psalms 27:14 KJV
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Psalms 19:14 KJV
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Proverbs 27:19 KJV
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Hebrews 13:9 KJV
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Deuteronomy 6:5 KJV
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Matthew 15:18 KJV
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Proverbs 17:22 KJV
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Philippians 4:7 KJV
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Proverbs 21:2 KJV
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
John 14:27 KJV
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Matthew 5:8 KJV
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Psalms 14:1 KJV
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
2 Corinthians 9:7 KJV
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.
Matthew 6:21 KJV
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Psalms 37:4 KJV
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
John 14:1 KJV
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
2 Timothy 3:16 KJV
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Matthew 9:4 KJV
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Jeremiah 17:10 KJV
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Proverbs 28:14 KJV
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Psalms 24:4 KJV
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Ezekiel 11:19 KJV
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalms 26:2 KJV
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
Matthew 15:19 KJV
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Psalms 44:21 KJV
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Psalms 34:18 KJV
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Romans 5:5 KJV
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Hebrews 3:12 KJV
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Mark 11:23 KJV
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Proverbs 10:8 KJV
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Psalms 119:10 KJV
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 23:19 KJV
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalms 119:7 KJV
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Psalms 9:1 KJV
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Romans 12:2 KJV
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
Proverbs 3:3-4 KJV
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Luke 16:15 KJV
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 KJV
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Psalms 112:7 KJV
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.
1 Chronicles 28:9 KJV
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Proverbs 22:15 KJV
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.
Proverbs 20:9 KJV
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Psalms 20:4 KJV
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
1 Peter 1:22 KJV
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
Mark 6:52 KJV
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Proverbs 15:13 KJV
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
1 Peter 3:3-4 KJV
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Joshua 22:5 KJV
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Hebrews 10:22 KJV
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.
1 Peter 3:15 KJV
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Mark 7:21 KJV
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Psalms 139:23 KJV
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Ecclesiastes 8:11 KJV
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
Proverbs 11:20 KJV
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Psalms 90:12 KJV
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Colossians 3:15 KJV
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
1 Corinthians 4:5 KJV
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Matthew 11:29 KJV
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 Kings 8:39 KJV
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Proverbs 15:15 KJV
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;)
Romans 1:21 KJV
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Luke 10:27 KJV
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Matthew 13:15 KJV
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Proverbs 14:30 KJV
For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Psalms 66:18 KJV
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Numbers 16:22 KJV
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Romans 10:9 KJV
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Mark 7:21-22 KJV
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Psalms 53:1 KJV
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Romans 10:9-10 KJV
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Proverbs 3:1-2 KJV
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Psalms 5:9 KJV
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Hebrews 3:10 KJV
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Acts 15:8 KJV
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
Matthew 15:18-19 KJV
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Proverbs 17:3 KJV
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Acts 15:9 KJV
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Psalms 31:24 KJV
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
