The 86 types of hearts according to the Bible (NKJV)

There are 86 types of hearts, according to the Bible. They include:

1. The adulterous heart

This is a type of heart that turns away from worshipping God to worshipping idols.

It is mentioned in Ezekiel 6:9, which says:

“Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, because I was crushed by their adulterous heart, which has departed from Me, and by their eyes, which play the harlot after their idols; they will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in all their abominations.”

2. The anxious heart

This is a heart worried about something or someone.

It is recorded in Proverbs 12:25 as follows:

“Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.”

This scripture warns us against allowing anxiety to lodge in our hearts, as it results in depression that negatively affects our productivity and wellbeing.

3. The arrogant heart

This is a boastful heart.

It is mentioned in Isaiah 9:9, which says:

“All the people will know—Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria—who say in pride and arrogance of heart: ‘The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.’”

4. The backslidden heart

This is a heart that turns aside from walking in the paths of righteousness to the paths of wickedness.

It is mentioned in Proverbs 14:14, which says:

“The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied from above.”

5. The heart of a beast

This is the heart found in animals. It was given to King Nebuchadnezzar in order to humble him and make him understand that God’s dominion is everlasting and that He rules in the kingdom of men.

The heart of a beast is mentioned in the following scriptures:

Daniel 4:16

“Let his heart be changed from that of a man; let him be given the heart of a beast; and let seven times pass over him.”

Daniel 5:21

“Then he was driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men and appoints over it whomever He chooses.”

6. The believing heart

This is a heart that believes in the message of salvation preached to the world by Christ Jesus and His disciples.

This heart is mentioned in Romans 10:10 as follows:

“For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

7. The bitter heart

This is a heart filled with resentment towards someone or something. For example, most people develop a bitter heart when they get shortchanged by someone they really trusted.

It is mentioned in the following scriptures:

Proverbs 31:6:

Give a strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitter of heart.”

Ezekiel 27:31

“They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, gird themselves with sackcloth, and weep for you with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.”

8. The blameless heart

This is a heart that is innocent of any wrongdoing.

It is mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 3:13 as follows:

“So that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.”

9. The blind heart

This is a heart that lacks knowledge and understanding regarding matters of the kingdom of God.

It is recorded for us in Ephesians 4:18, which says:

“Having their understanding darkened, they are alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the blindness of their hearts.”

10. The broken heart

This is a repentant heart. That is, a heart that deeply regrets wrongdoing and is ready and willing to make amends

It is mentioned in Psalm 34:18, which says:

“The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart and saves those who have a contrite spirit.”

11. The cheerful heart

This is a happy or joyous heart.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Ruth 3:7

“And after Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came softly, uncovered his feet, and laid down.”

1 Kings 21:7

“Then Jezebel, his wife, said to him, ‘You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.’”

12. The circumcised and uncircumcised hearts

A circumcised heart is one that readily accepts the teaching of the Holy Spirit.

An uncircumcised heart is one that resists the Holy Spirit.

The two types of hearts are mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.”

Deuteronomy 30:6

“And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.”

Ezekiel 44:7-8

“When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to defile it—my house—and when you offered My food, the fat and the blood, when they broke My covenant because of all your abominations, And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but you have set others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.”

Jeremiah 9:26

“Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in the heart.”

13. The confused heart

This refers to a disoriented heart.

It is mentioned in Deuteronomy 28:28 as follows:

“The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and confusion of heart.”

This scripture highlights the punishment that would befall the children of Israel if they departed from walking in the ways of God.

14. The contrite heart

This means a remorseful heart.

It is recorded in Isaiah 57:15, which says:

“For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.’”

15. The covetous heart

This refers to a heart that strongly desires things that belong to others.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Jeremiah 22:17

“Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.”

2 Peter 2:14

“Having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls They have a heart trained in covetous practices and are cursed children.”

16. The deceitful heart

This implies a dishonest heart.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Proverbs 17:20

“He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.”

Jeremiah 14:14

“And the LORD said to me, ‘The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their hearts.’”

17. The deceived Heart

This is a duped heart. A deceived heart is one that has been misled into believing that something is true when, in reality, it is not.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Deuteronomy 11:16

“Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.”

Isaiah 44:20

“He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?’”

18. The defiant and rebellious heart

A defiant and rebellious heart is one that disobeys God’s laws and statutes.

It is quoted in Jeremiah 5:23 as follows:

“But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart. They have revolted and departed.”

19. The degenerate heart

This refers to a corrupted or degraded heart.

It is documented in Ezekiel 16:30 as follows:

“’How degenerate is your heart!’ says the Lord God, ‘seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot.’”

20. The heart that departs from God

This refers to a backslidden heart. It is a heart that used to walk in the ways of God in the past but has now abandoned that path for the ways of this world.

It is recorded in Hebrews 3:12–13 as follows:

“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called, ‘Today, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.’”

21. The despising heart

This refers to a contemptuous heart.

It is mentioned in 2 Samuel 6:16 as follows:

“Now as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw Kind David leaping and whirling before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.”

22. The discouraged heart

This means a disheartened heart.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Numbers 32:7

“Now why will you discourage the hearts of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?”

Numbers 32:9

“For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and said, The land, they discouraged the hearts of the children of Israel, so that they did not go into the land which the LORD had given them.”

Deuteronomy 1:28

“Where can we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying, ‘The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; moreover, we have seen the sons of Anakim there.’”

23. The distressed heart

This is a heart suffering from anxiety, pain, or sorrow.

It is quoted in Psalm 143:4 as follows:

“Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed.”

24. The divided heart

This is a heart caught between serving God and idols.

It is documented for us in Hosea 10:2, which says:

“Their hearts are divided; now they are held guilty. He will break down their altars; He will ruin their sacred pillars.”

25. The double heart

This implies a treacherous heart.

It is mentioned in Psalm 12:2, which says:

“They speak idly to everyone with his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.”

26. The dull heart

This implies a complacent heart.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Jeremiah 10:14

“Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; every metalsmith is put to shame by an image; for his molded image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.”

Acts 28:27

“For the hearts of these people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them.”

27. The enticed heart

This is a heart that is allured by a woman into committing adultery or fornication.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Job 31:9

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,”

Job 31:27

“So that my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand;”

28. The heart of evil intentions

This is a heart whose thoughts are always wicked.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Genesis 6:5

“Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that the very intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

Psalm 28:3

“Do not take me away with the wicked and with workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but evil is in their hearts.”

Jeremiah 18:12

“And they said, ‘That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will everyone obey the dictates of his evil heart.’”

Zechariah 7:10

“Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart against his brother.”

Zechariah 8:17

“Let none of you think evil in your hearts against your neighbor; and do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate, says the LORD.”

Hebrews 3:12

“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God.”

29. The exalted heart

This is a heart with a high sense of self-importance.

It is mentioned in Hosea 13:6 as follows:

“When they had pasture, they were filled; they were filled, and their hearts were exalted; therefore, they forgot Me.”

30. The faint heart

This is a heart without courage.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Genesis 42:28

“So he said to his brothers, ‘My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!’ Then their hearts failed them, and they were afraid, saying to one another, ‘What is this that God has done to us?’”

Deuteronomy 20:3

“And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies. Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them.”

Deuteronomy 20:8

“The officers shall speak further to the people and say, What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest the hearts of his brethren faint like his heart.’”

Psalm 73:26

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

Isaiah 1:5

“Why should you be struck again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faints.”

Lamentations 1:22

“Let all their wickedness come before You, and do to them as You have done to me for all my transgressions; for my sighs are many and my heart is faint.”

31. The faithful heart

This implies a truthful heart. It is a heart that remains true to the commandments and statutes of God.

It is mentioned in Nehemiah 9:8.

“You found his heart faithful before You and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have performed Your words, For You are righteous.”

32. The fearful heart

This is a scared or terrified heart.

It is recorded in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Isaiah 35:4

“Say to those who are fearful-hearted, Be strong, do not fear!’ Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save.”

Deuteronomy 20:8

“The officers shall speak further to the people and say, What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest the hearts of his brethren faint like his heart.’”

33. The heart of flint

This is a heart that is too hard or too strong to heed the commandments of God.

It is mentioned in Zechariah 7:12 as follows:

“Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the LORD of hosts.”

34. The foolish heart

This is a deluded heart that wrongly believes it can do without God.

It is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Romans 1:21. Scripture says:

“Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were they thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.”

35. The gentle and lowly heart

This refers to a humble heart.

It is mentioned in Matthew 11:29, which says:

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

36. The glad heart

This implies a delighted heart.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Judges 18:20

“So the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.”

2 Chronicles 7:10

“On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people.”

Esther 5:9

“So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai.”

Psalm 4:7

“You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased.”

37. The grieving heart

This is a heart filled with grief or sorrow.

It is mentioned in the Bible in the following verses:

Genesis 6:6

“And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.”

1 Samuel 1:8

“Then Elkanah her husband said to her, ‘Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieving? Am I not better to you than ten sons?’”

38. The hardened heart

This is a heart that does not heed God’s commandment.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Exodus 4:21

“And the LORD said to Moses, When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.”

Exodus 7:13

“And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said.”

Exodus 8:15

“But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the LORD had said.”

2 Chronicles 36:13

“And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD God of Israel.”

Proverbs 28:14

“Happy is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.”

Isaiah 63:17

“O LORD, why have You made us stray from Your ways and hardened our hearts from Your fear? Return, for Your servant’s sake, the tribes of Your inheritance.”

Ezekiel 3:7

“But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.”

Mark 16:14

“Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table, and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.”

Hebrews 3:15

“While it is said, ‘Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,”

39. The hateful heart

This is a heart filled with hate.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Genesis 27:41

“So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, ‘The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’”

Leviticus 19:17

“You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor and not bear sin because of him.”

40. The haughty heart

This implies a disdainfully proud heart.

It is recorded in Jeremiah 48:29, which says:

“We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly proud), of his loftiness, arrogance, and pride, and of the haughtiness of his heart.”

41. The impenitent heart

This refers to an unrepentant heart.

It is mentioned in Romans 2:5, which says:

“But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart, you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.”

42. The heart of integrity

This refers to a heart that is upright.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Genesis 20:5

“Did he not say to me, She is my sister’? And she, even she herself, said, He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands, I have done this.”

1 Kings 9:4

“Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,”

43. The joyful heart

This refers to a jolly heart.

It is recorded in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Isaiah 65:14

“Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart and wail for grief of spirit.”

Isaiah 60:5

“Then you shall see and become radiant, and your heart shall swell with joy; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.”

Acts 2:26

“Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover, my flesh will also rest in hope.”

44. The large heart

This implies a heart big enough to accommodate more knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. It is synonymous with King Solomon, the son of David.

It is mentioned in 1 Kings 4:29 as follows:

“And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the shore.”

45. The lifted-up heart

This means a conceited or high-minded heart.

It is recorded in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Deuteronomy 8:14

“When your heart is lifted up and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;”

Deuteronomy 17:20

“That his heart may not be lifted above his brethren, that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.”

2 Kings 14:10.

“You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay at home; for why should you meddle with trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”

2 Chronicles 32:25

“But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore, wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem.”

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: because your heart is lifted up, and you say, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the midst of the seas,’ yet you are a man and not a god, though you set your heart as the heart of a god.”

Daniel 11:12

“When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be lifted up, and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.”

46. The lustful heart

This implies an adulterous heart.

It is mentioned in Romans 1:24, which says:

“Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves.”

47. The lying hearts

This is a heart inclined to lie.

It is mentioned in Acts 5:3, which says:

“But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?’”

48. Man’s heart

This is the heart of a human being.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Daniel 7:4

“The first was like a lion and had eagle’s wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.”

Mark 7:21

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, and murders.”

49. The meditating heart

This is a heartfelt reflection.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Psalm 4:4

“Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.”

Psalm 19:14

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.”

Psalm 49:3

“My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.”

50. The melted heart

This is a heart held hostage by fear.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Joshua 5:1

“So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.”

Nahum 2:10

“She is empty, desolate, and waste! The heart melts, and the knees shake; much pain is on every side, and all their faces are drained of color.”

51. The merry heart

This is a feasting heart.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Judges 19:6

“So they sat down, and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the young woman’s father said to the man, Please be content to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.’”

1 Samuel 25:36

“Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore, she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light.”

Esther 1:10

“On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus.”

Proverbs 15:13

“A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken.”

Proverbs 17:22

“A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7

“Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.”

52. The noble and good heart

This is a heart that heeds the word of God and bears fruit thereof.

It is mentioned in Luke 8:15, which says:

“But the ones that fell on good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, kept it and bore fruit with patience.”

53. The obedient heart

This is a heart that heeds the commandments of God.

It is recorded for us in Romans 6:17 as follows:

“But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.”

54. The open heart

It means a heart that is receptive to the word of God.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Acts 16:14

“Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira who worshipped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.”

2 Corinthians 6:11

“O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you; our heart is wide open.”

55. The overturned heart

It implies a heart that is in distress and great turmoil.

It is recorded in Lamentations 1:20, which says:

“See, O LORD, that I am in distress; my soul is troubled; my heart is overturned within me, for I have been very rebellious. Outside the sword bereaves, at home it is like death.”

56. The pained heart

This is a hurting heart.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Psalm 55:4

“My heart is severely pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.”

Jeremiah 4:19

“O my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.”

57. The perverse heart

This is a heart that deviates from what is regarded as normal by society.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Psalm 101:4

“A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness.”

Proverbs 11:20

“Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their ways are His delight.”

58. The proud heart

This refers to a boastful heart.

It is recorded in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Psalm 101:5

“Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; the one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, him I will not endure.”

Proverbs 21:4

“A haughty look, a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked are sins.”

Obadiah 1:3

“The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; you who say in your heart, Who will bring me down to the ground?’”

59. The pure heart

A heart of good, honest, and noble intentions.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Psalm 24:4

“He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully,”

Psalm 73:1

“Truly God is good to Israel and to such as are pure in heart.”

Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”

1 Timothy 1:5

“Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith.”

2 Timothy 2:22

“Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

1 Peter 1:22

“Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart.”

60. The resolved heart

This is a heart determined to accomplish a particular feat.

It is mentioned for us in Judges 5:15, which says:

“And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; as Issachar, so was Barak sent into the valley under his command; among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.”

61. The searching heart

This is an interrogative heart.

It is mentioned in Judges 5:16, which says:

“Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the piping for the flocks? The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.”

62. The sick heart

This is an ailing heart.

It is mentioned in Proverbs 13:12, which says:

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.”

63. The simple heart

This refers to a heart that does not concern itself with high matters.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Acts 2:46

“So continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart.”

Romans 16:18

“For those who are such do not serve the Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.”

64. The sincere heart

This implies an honest and truthful heart.

It is recorded in several places in the Bible, including the following:

Ephesians 6:5

“Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;”

Colossians 3:22

“Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.”

65. The snares and nets heart

This is a crafty and shrewd heart.

It is mentioned in Ecclesiastes 7:26 that says:

“And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be trapped by her.”

66. The sorrowful heart

This implies a heart full of sadness.

It is mentioned in several scriptures, including the following:

Leviticus 26:16

“I also will do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease, and fever, which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow in the heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.”

Psalm 13:2

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

Proverbs 15:13

“A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken.”

67. The sound heart

It implies a healthy heart.

Proverbs 14:30

“A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.”

68. The spiteful heart

This is a cruel, malicious, mean, unfriendly, or unkind heart.

It is mentioned in Ezekiel 25:15 that says:

“Thus says the Lord God: ‘Because the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred,’”

69. The steadfast heart

This is a heart that is unwavering in its resolve.

Psalm 108:1

“O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.”

Psalm 112:7

“He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.”

70. The heart of stone

This is a heart that is so hardened that it cannot heed the things of God.

It is mentioned in Ezekiel 36:26 as follows:

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

71. The heart of a stranger

This is the heart of a person who lives in a foreign country, away from his or her motherland.

It is mentioned in Exodus 23:9 as follows:

“Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

72. The straying heart

This is a heart that deviates from the path of righteousness to the path of wickedness. In other words, this is a backslidden heart.

Hebrews 3:10

“Therefore I was angry with that generation and said, ‘They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known My ways.’”

73. The stubborn heart

This is a heart that refuses to listen to the instruction of the word of God.

It is mentioned in several places in the Bible, including:

Psalm 81:12

“So I gave them over to their own stubborn hearts, to walk in their own counsels.”

Isaiah 46:12

“Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness.”

74. The teaching heart

This is a heart with the ability to instruct others in a particular skill.

It is mentioned in Exodus 35:34 as follows:

“And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.”

75. The tender heart

This is a gentle and kind heart.

It is mentioned in 2 Kings 22:19 as follows:

“Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, ‘says the LORD.’”

76. The trembling heart

This means a fearful heart.

It is recorded in the following verses in the Bible:

Deuteronomy 28:65

“And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul.”

77. The troubled heart

This refers to a disturbed heart.

It is mentioned in several verses in the Bible, including:

1 Samuel 24:5

“Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe.”

Lamentations 2:11

“My eyes fail with tears; my heart is troubled; my bile is poured on the ground because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the children and the infants faint in the streets of the city.”

78. A heart that turns away from God

This is a backslidden heart.

It is mentioned in Deuteronomy 29:18, which says:

“So that there may not be among you a man or woman or family or tribe whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of these nations, and that there may not be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood;”

79. The heart of understanding

This implies a heart that can discern between good and evil.

It is recorded in 1 Kings 3:9 as follows:

“Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

80. The upright heart

It is a heart that does what is right in the eyes of God.

It is mentioned in several verses in the Bible, including the following:

Job 33:3

“My words come from my upright heart; my lips utter pure knowledge.”

Psalm 11:2

“For look! The wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, that they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.”

81. The veiled heart

This is a heart with a covering that prevents it from heeding the word of God.

It is mentioned in 2 Corinthians 3:15 as follows:

“But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their hearts.”

82. The wailing heart

This is a heart in mourning.

It is mentioned in Jeremiah 48:36 as follows:

Therefore, My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, and like flutes, My heart shall wail for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore, the riches they have acquired have perished.”

83. The weak heart

This is a heart without strength.

It is mentioned in Job 23:16 as follows:

“For God made my heart weak, and the Almighty terrifies me.”

84. The willing heart

This is a heart that wants to or agrees to do something.

It is mentioned in several Bible verses, including the following:

Exodus 35:5

“Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze.”

Exodus 35:22

“They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the LORD.”

85. The heart of wisdom

This is a heart skilled in accomplishing a particular task.

It is mentioned in several Bible verses, including:

Exodus 31:6

“And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:”

1 Kings 10:24

“Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.”

Psalm 90:12

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

86. The yearning heart

This is a heart that craves something or someone.

It is mentioned in several Bible verses, including the following:

Genesis 43:30

“Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. And he went into his chamber and wept there.”

Song of Solomon 5:4

“My beloved put his hand by the latch of the door, and my heart yearned for him.”

Isaiah 63:15

“Look down from heaven and see from Your habitation, holy and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your strength, the yearning of Your heart, and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained?”

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