Ezekiel 14:1-4
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Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
2 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 3 "Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all? 4 Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face and then goes to a prophet, I the LORD will answer him myself in keeping with his great idolatry.

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil, there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.

Mt 15:19
"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

Mk 7:21
"For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Lk 16:15
And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.

Ro 8:27
... and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

1 Co 4:5
Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.

2 Cor 4:6
For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

1 Th 3:13
... so that He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

Heb 10:16
... I will put My laws upon their heart, and upon their mind I will write them...

Heb 10:22
... let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Mt 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Lk 8:15
"And the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.

Col. 3:12
And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

Col. 3:15
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.

2 Th 3:5
And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

1 Tim.1:5
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

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