1 Corinthians 2:11

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.

Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never again strike every living thing, as I have done.

for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’

You have done evil more than your fathers, for behold, you each walk after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me.

The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.

As you don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.

Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.

I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they will fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and tell the wind, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ”

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,

“My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.

For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.

Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.

How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.

The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.

I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.

But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.

For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,

proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

“I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.

They said to one another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn’t listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”

Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, “Leave her alone; for her soul is troubled within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”

Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he could do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Syria.”

whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who will each know his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread out his hands toward this house;

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

“Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.

The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But I came to this time for this cause.

Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,