The word in Scripture

Heart in the Bible

The word heart appears 833 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The heart is the center of the will, affections, and thought in biblical thinking. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What heart means in the Bible

The heart is the center of the will, affections, and thought in biblical thinking.

Where the word heart appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word heart appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”Psalms 34:18

“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”Psalms 51:10

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”Proverbs 3:5

“Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.”Isaiah 65:14

“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”Ezekiel 36:26

“And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;”John 13:2

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”John 14:27

“For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”Romans 10:10