Guard Your Heart

 Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it - Proverbs 4:23. 

For out of the abundance of the heart, mouth speaks - Mathew 12:34. 

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil - Luke 6:45.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies - Matthew 15:18,19.

The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? - Jeremiah 17:9. 

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 - James 1:26.

The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking - Proverbs 15:28.

Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You - Psalm 119:11.

For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, “Be removed and be cast into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says - Mark 11:23.

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also - Matthew 6:19-21. 

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up - Proverbs 12:25.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid - John 14:27.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus - Philippians 4:6-7. 

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation - Psalm 24:3-5.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10.

Blessed are pure in heart for they shall see God - Mathew 5:8.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer - Psalm 19:14. 

                                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to guard our heart as everything we do flows from it. Create us in a clean heart. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.