Genesis 6:5-6
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5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
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Exodus 25:2
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2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.
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Leviticus 26:41
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41 When I have turned their hostility back on them and brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their stubborn hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins.
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Deuteronomy 4:12
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12 And the Lord spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn’t see his form; there was only a voice.
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Deuteronomy 4:29
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29 But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
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Deuteronomy 4:33
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33 Has any nation ever heard the voice of God[a] speaking from fire—as you did—and survived?
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- 4:33 Or voice of a god.
Deuteronomy 5:29
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29 Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.
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Deuteronomy 6:4-6
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4 “Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a] 5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.
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- 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
Deuteronomy 7:7
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7 “The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!
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Deuteronomy 9:4
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4 “After the Lord your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, ‘The Lord has given us this land because we are such good people!’ No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way.
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Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 “The Lord your God will change your heart[a] and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live!
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- 30:6 Hebrew circumcise your heart.
Deuteronomy 30:14
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14 No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.
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2 Chronicles 6:30
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30 then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.
2 Chronicles 19:9
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9 These were his instructions to them: “You must always act in the fear of the Lord, with faithfulness and an undivided heart.
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Job 22:22
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22 Listen to his instructions,
and store them in your heart.
Psalm 16:7
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7 I will bless the Lord who guides me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
Psalm 27:8
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8 My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”
Psalm 33:15
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15 He made their hearts,
so he understands everything they do.
Psalm 51:10
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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Psalm 62:8
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8 O my people, trust in him at all times.
Pour out your heart to him,
for God is our refuge. Interlude
Psalm 97:11
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11 Light shines on the godly,
and joy on those whose hearts are right.
Proverbs 4:20-23
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20 My child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
21 Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
22 for they bring life to those who find them,
and healing to their whole body.
23 Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.
Proverbs 17:3
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3 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
Proverbs 21:1-2
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21 The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord;
he guides it wherever he pleases.
2 People may be right in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their heart.
Proverbs 27:19
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19 As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
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