| The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise. | My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. |
| Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who wait for the Lord. | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. |
| So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. |
| The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will come to ruin. | The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. |
| The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, To give to each person according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. | The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” |
| Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty, But humility goes before honor. | Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. |
| May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. | May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. |
| For with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. | For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. |
| And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ | Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ |
| If an army encamps against me, My heart will not fear; If war arises against me, In spite of this I am confident. | Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. |
| The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. | The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. |
| Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. | Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. |
| “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” | “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” |
| And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. | Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. |
| That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. | If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. |
| But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. | But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
| Every person’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord examines the hearts. | A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
| Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. | But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. |
| My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. They are not to escape from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. | My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. |
| Take care, brothers and sisters, that there will not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. | See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. |
| So you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. | Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. |
| Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. | Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. |
| Search me, God, and know my heart; Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there is any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. | Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. |
| My son, do not forget my teaching, But have your heart comply with my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. | My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. |
Bible verse of the day
Vindicate the weak and fatherless;Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.