23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,

For from it flow the springs of life.

23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,

For from it flow the springs of life.

5 Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart

And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

5 Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart

And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

6 *In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him,

And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].

1 My son, do not forget my *teaching,

But let your heart keep my commandments;

2 For length of days and years of life [worth living]

And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.

3 Do not let mercy and kindness and truth leave you [instead let these qualities define you];

Bind them [securely] around your neck,

Write them on the tablet of your heart. [Col 3:9-12]

4 So find favor and high esteem

In the sight of God and man. [Luke 2:52]

30 A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,

But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.

8 The wise in heart [are willing to learn so they] will accept and obey commands (instruction),

But the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.

12 So teach us to number our days,

That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight,

O Lord, my [firm, immovable] rock and my Redeemer.

24 Be strong and let your hearts take courage,

All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

4 Delight yourself in the Lord,

And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

4 May He grant you your heart’s desire

And fulfill all your plans.

2 Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,

And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

7 I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,

When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].

10 With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You];

Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience]. [2 Chr 15:15]

37 And Jesus replied to him, " ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ [Deut 6:5]

37 And Jesus replied to him, " ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ [Deut 6:5]

21 for where your treasure is, there your heart [your wishes, your desires; that on which your life centers] will be also.

23 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and *does not doubt in his heart [in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will]. [Matt 17:20; Luke 17:6; 1 John 5:14]

9 "The heart is deceitful above all things

And it is *extremely sick;

Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives? [Matt 13:15-17; Mark 7:21-23; Eph 4:20-24]

9 "The heart is deceitful above all things

And it is *extremely sick;

Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives? [Matt 13:15-17; Mark 7:21-23; Eph 4:20-24]

10 "I, the Lord, search and examine the mind,

I test the heart,

To give to each man according to his ways,

According to the results of his deeds.

13 Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. [Deut 4:29, 30]

5 Only be very careful and diligently observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord has commanded you to love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways and keep His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul [your very life]."

19 And I will give them one heart [a new heart], and put a new spirit within them. I will take from them the heart of stone, and will give them a heart of flesh [that is responsive to My touch], [Ezek 18:31; 36:26; 2 Cor 3:3]

26 Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks *at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks *at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

19 As in water face reflects face,

So the heart of man reflects man.

22 A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,

But a broken spirit dries up the bones. [Prov 12:25; 15:13, 15]

3 *Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],

And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

3 Your adornment must not be merely external—with interweaving and elaborate knotting of the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or [being superficially preoccupied with] dressing in expensive clothes; 4 but let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, [one that is calm and self-controlled, not overanxious, but serene and spiritually mature] which is very precious in the sight of God.

7 Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift]. [Prov 22:9]

17 But thank God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient with all your heart to the standard of teaching in which you were instructed and to which you were committed.

13 so that He may strengthen and establish your hearts without blame in holiness in the sight of our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His *saints (God’s people).

8 Do not harden your hearts as [your fathers did] in the rebellion [of Israel at *Meribah],

On the day of testing in the wilderness,