Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

heart

Meaning of “heart”

Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
830 occurrences762 verses54 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 6:5

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “heart”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 751–760 of 762 · 830 word occurrences in this result

Hebrews 3:10
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 3:10 · retained source text

Wherefore I was grieued with that generation, and sayd, They doe alway erre in their hearts, and they haue not knowen my wayes.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 4:12 · retained source text

For the word of God is quicke and powerfull, and sharper then any two edged sword, pearcing euen to the diuiding asunder of soule and spirit, and of the ioynts and marrowe, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 10:22 · retained source text

Let vs drawe neere with a true heart in full assurance of faith, hauing our hearts sprinkled from an euill conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 13:9 · retained source text

Be not caried about with diuers and strange doctrines: for it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace, not with meates, which haue not profited them that haue beene occupied therein.

James 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 1:26 · retained source text

If any man among you seeme to be religious, & bridleth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.

1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 1:22 · retained source text

Seeing yee haue purified your soules in obeying the truth through the Spirit, vnto vnfained loue of the brethren: see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruently,

1 Peter 3:4
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 3:4 · retained source text

But let it bee the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, euen the ornament of a meeke and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

2 Peter 2:14
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:14 · retained source text

Hauing eyes ful of adulterie and that cannot cease from sinne, beguiling vnstable soules: an heart they haue exercised with couetous practises: cursed children:

1611 marginal noteGr. an adulteresse.

1 John 3:20
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 3:20 · retained source text

For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things.

Complete reference index — all 762 verses

Where “heart” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Genesis11 occurrences
10 verses
Exodus37 occurrences
34 verses
Leviticus2 occurrences
2 verses
Numbers3 occurrences
3 verses
Deuteronomy47 occurrences
43 verses
Joshua5 occurrences
5 verses
Judges12 occurrences
11 verses
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel23 occurrences
22 verses
2 Samuel15 occurrences
13 verses
1 Kings34 occurrences
30 verses
2 Kings14 occurrences
12 verses
1 Chronicles18 occurrences
15 verses
2 Chronicles35 occurrences
34 verses
Ezra3 occurrences
3 verses
Nehemiah5 occurrences
5 verses
Esther4 occurrences
4 verses
Job23 occurrences
23 verses
Psalms123 occurrences
119 verses
Proverbs81 occurrences
78 verses
Ecclesiastes40 occurrences
32 verses
Song of Solomon5 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah40 occurrences
36 verses
Jeremiah58 occurrences
52 verses
Lamentations9 occurrences
9 verses
Ezekiel38 occurrences
30 verses
Daniel14 occurrences
13 verses
Hosea9 occurrences
9 verses
Joel2 occurrences
2 verses
Obadiah2 occurrences
1 verse
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah4 occurrences
3 verses
Malachi4 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew15 occurrences
14 verses
Mark10 occurrences
10 verses
Luke12 occurrences
10 verses
John7 occurrences
6 verses
Acts19 occurrences
18 verses
Romans9 occurrences
9 verses
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
3 verses
2 Corinthians7 occurrences
7 verses
Ephesians4 occurrences
4 verses
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews5 occurrences
5 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John3 occurrences
2 verses
Revelation1 occurrence
1 verse

Source order

Definition evidence

Study connections