| Rend your hearts and not your garments, and turn back to the Lord, your God. For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and always prepared to relent from punishing. | And rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster. |
| A good man produces good from the store of goodness in his heart, whereas an evil man produces evil from the store of evil within him. For the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart. | The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. |
| Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. | Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. |
| Go forth, then. Eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God long ago approved what you do. | Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. |
| So today acknowledge it and take it to heart that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. There is no other. | Know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. |
| Rejoice with all your heart, O daughter Zion. Shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem. See, your king is coming to you, triumphant and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. | Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. |
| The upright are guarded by their integrity; the treacherous are destroyed by their own duplicity. | The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. |
| Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. |
| Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled; be not afraid. | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. |
| Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a resolute spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. |
| Each person should give as much as he has decided in his heart, not with reluctance or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. | Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. |
| Just as water reflects one’s face, so does one human heart reflect another. | As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. |
| Hope deferred sickens the heart, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| As for me, I trust in your kindness; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord because he has been good to me. | But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. |
| A cheerful heart is excellent medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart places its trust in him. He has helped me, and I exult; then with my song I praise him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. |
| Anxiety in the human heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. | Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. |
| The future bodes well for him who is generous in helping those in need and who conducts his affairs with justice. | It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice. |
| A man’s ways may seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| Blessed are those who observe his statutes and seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart. |
| Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be accomplished for him. | Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. |
| Listen, my son, and take my words to heart, and the years of your life will be multiplied. | Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
| My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. |
| Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. | 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. |
| As we proceed in the path of your judgments, we wait for you, O Lord; your name and your renown are all that our heart desires. | In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. |
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