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14 Bible Verses About Softening the Heart

The 14 most-voted scriptures about Softening the Heart, from 12 books (Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Genesis and 9 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

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Ezekiel 36:26

BSB

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Overview

A new heart and a new spirit open the verses that readers of OpenBible linked to softening the heart, which come from the prophets, the books of Moses, 1 Samuel, a psalm, the Gospels, Acts and the letters, in four groups described below.

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In Ezekiel 36:26 the Lord GOD says to the house of Israel, “I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 11:19 speaks in a similar way of the exiles of Israel, and in Jeremiah 24:7 the LORD says of the exiles from Judah, “I will give them a heart to know Me.” Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.” Genesis 6:5 says that every inclination of man's heart was evil. In Matthew 15:19 Jesus, answering Peter, says that out of the heart come evil thoughts, and Hebrews 4:12 that the word of God judges the intentions of the heart.

In Exodus 7:3 the LORD tells Moses that He will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and in 1 Samuel 6:6 the priests and diviners of the Philistines ask them, “Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs?” John 12:39–40 says of those who did not believe in Jesus that they were unable to believe, quoting Isaiah: “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts.” In Romans 9:18 Paul writes that God has mercy on whom He wants, and hardens whom He wants.

The last group has the prayer of Psalm 51:10, “Create in me a clean heart, O God”; Jesus saying in Luke 15:7 that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents; and, in Acts 16:31, the answer of Paul and Silas to the jailer: “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.”

All 14 verses in vote order
  1. Ezekiel 36:26
  2. Ezekiel 11:19
  3. Jeremiah 24:7
  4. Jeremiah 17:9
  5. John 12:39–40
  6. Hebrews 4:12
  7. Genesis 6:5
  8. Exodus 7:3
  9. 1 Samuel 6:6
  10. Psalm 51:10
  11. Matthew 15:19
  12. Luke 15:7
  13. Acts 16:31
  14. Romans 9:18

A new heart and a new spirit

Ezekiel 36:26

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

KJV

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.

WEB

I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

The words of the Lord GOD through the prophet Ezekiel to the house of Israel.

Context (BSB)

Ezekiel 36:25

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י

H5414G

ve./na.ta.Ti

H:V

to give: give

לָ/כֶם֙

H9036

la./Khem

Op2m

you

לֵ֣ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

חָדָ֔שׁ

H2319H

cha.Dash

H:A

new

וְ/ר֥וּחַ

H7307G

ve./Ru.ach

H:N-F

spirit

חֲדָשָׁ֖ה

H2319H

cha.da.Shah

H:A

new

אֶתֵּ֣ן

H5414H

'e.Ten

H:V

to give: put

בְּ/קִרְבְּ/כֶ֑ם

H7130G

be./kir.be./Khem

H:N-M

entrails: among

וַ/הֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י

H5493G

va./ha.Si.ro.Ti

H:V

to turn aside: remove

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

לֵ֤ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

הָ/אֶ֙בֶן֙

H0068G

ha./'E.ven

H:N-F

stone

מִ/בְּשַׂרְ/כֶ֔ם

H1320

mi./be.sar./Khem

H:N-M

flesh

וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י

H5414G

ve./na.ta.Ti

H:V

to give: give

לָ/כֶ֖ם

H9036

la./Khem

Op2m

you

לֵ֥ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

בָּשָֽׂר\׃

H1320

ba.Sar

H:N-M

flesh

Related passages

Ezekiel 11:19

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KJV

WEB

BSB

And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,

KJV

And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

WEB

I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh,

From Ezekiel, the words that the prophet is told to declare about the exiles of Israel, scattered among the countries.

Context (BSB)

Ezekiel 11:18

When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations.

Ezekiel 11:20

so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י

H5414G

ve./na.ta.Ti

H:V

to give: give

לָ/הֶם֙

H9038

la./Hem

Op3m

them

לֵ֣ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

אֶחָ֔ד

H0259

'e.Chad

H:A

one

וְ/ר֥וּחַ

H7307G

ve./Ru.ach

H:N-F

spirit

חֲדָשָׁ֖ה

H2319H

cha.da.Shah

H:A

new

אֶתֵּ֣ן

H5414H

'e.Ten

H:V

to give: put

בְּ/קִרְבְּ/כֶ֑ם

H7130G

be./kir.be./Khem

H:N-M

entrails: among

וַ/הֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י

H5493G

va./ha.Si.ro.Ti

H:V

to turn aside: remove

לֵ֤ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

הָ/אֶ֙בֶן֙

H0068G

ha./'E.ven

H:N-F

stone

מִ/בְּשָׂרָ֔/ם

H1320

mi./be.sa.Ra/m

H:N-M

flesh

וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י

H5414G

ve./na.ta.Ti

H:V

to give: give

לָ/הֶ֖ם

H9038

la./Hem

Op3m

them

לֵ֥ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

בָּשָֽׂר\׃

H1320

ba.Sar

H:N-M

flesh

Related passages

Jeremiah 24:7

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.

KJV

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

WEB

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God; for they will return to me with their whole heart.

The LORD speaking to Jeremiah after showing him two baskets of figs, about the exiles from Judah carried away to Babylon.

Context (BSB)

Jeremiah 24:6

I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.

Jeremiah 24:8

But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וְ/נָתַתִּי֩

H5414G

ve./na.ta.Ti

H:V

to give: give

לָ/הֶ֨ם

H9038

la./Hem

Op3m

them

לֵ֜ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

לָ/דַ֣עַת

H3045

la./Da.'at

H:V

to know

אֹתִ֗/י

H0853

'o.T/i

H:Part

[Obj.]

כִּ֚י

H3588A

ki

H:Conj

for

אֲנִ֣י

H0589

'a.Ni

H:PerP-CS

I

יְהוָ֔ה

H3068G

Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

וְ/הָיוּ\־

H1961

ve./ha.yu-

H:V

to be

לִ֣/י

H9030

l/i

Os1c

me

לְ/עָ֔ם

H5971A

le./'Am

H:N-M

people

וְ/אָ֣נֹכִ֔י

H0595

ve./'A.no.Khi

H:PerP-CS

I

אֶהְיֶ֥ה

H1961

'eh.Yeh

H:V

to be

לָ/הֶ֖ם

H9038

la./Hem

Op3m

them

לֵ/אלֹהִ֑ים

H0430G

le./lo.Him

H:N-M

God

כִּֽי\־

H3588A

ki-

H:Conj

for

יָשֻׁ֥בוּ

H7725G

ya.Shu.vu

H:V

to return: return

אֵלַ֖/י

H0413

'e.La/i

H:Prep

to(wards)

בְּ/כָל\־

H3605

be./khol

H:N-M

all

לִבָּֽ/ם\׃\ \ס

H3820A

li.Ba/m

H:N-M

heart

Related passages

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What comes from the heart

Jeremiah 17:9

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

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

KJV

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

WEB

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

The LORD speaking through Jeremiah, in a chapter that opens with the sin of Judah.

Context (BSB)

Jeremiah 17:8

He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
עָקֹ֥ב

H6121A

a.Ko

H:A

insidious

הַ/לֵּ֛ב

H3820A

ha./Lev

H:N-M

heart

מִ/כֹּ֖ל

H3605

mi./Kol

H:N-M

all

וְ/אָנֻ֣שׁ

H0605

ve./'a.Nush

H:V

be incurable

ה֑וּא

H1931

Hu'

H:PerP-CS

he/she/it

מִ֖י

H4310

mi

H:Intg

who?

יֵדָעֶֽ/נּוּ\׃

H3045

ye.da.'E./nu

H:V

to know

Related passages

Hebrews 4:12

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

KJV

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.

WEB

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

From the letter to the Hebrews, whose author is not named, in a passage about entering God's rest.

Context (BSB)

Hebrews 4:11

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
ζῶν

G2198

zōn

G:V

to live

γὰρ

G1063

gar

G:CONJ

for

ὁ

G3588

ho

G:T

the/this/who

λόγος

G3056

logos

G:N-M

word

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

θεοῦ

G2316

theou

G:N-M/F

God

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἐνεργὴς

G1756

energēs

G:A

effective

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

τομώτερος

G5114

tomōteros

G:A

sharper

ὑπὲρ

G5228

huper

G:PREP

above/for

πᾶσαν

G3956

pasan

G:A

all

μάχαιραν

G3162

machairan

G:N-F

sword

δίστομον

G1366

distomon

G:A

double-edged

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

διϊκνούμενος

G1338

diiknoumenos

G:V

to penetrate

ἄχρι

G0891

achri

G:PREP

until

μερισμοῦ

G3311

merismou

G:N-M

division

ψυχῆς

G5590G

psuchēs

G:N-F

soul

τε

G5037

te

G:CONJ

and/both

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

πνεύματος,

G4151G

pneumatos

G:N-N

spirit/breath: spirit

ἁρμῶν

G0719

harmōn

G:N-M

joint

τε

G5037

te

G:CONJ

and/both

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

μυελῶν,

G3452

muelōn

G:N-M

marrow

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

κριτικὸς

G2924

kritikos

G:A

discerning

ἐνθυμήσεων

G1761

enthumēseōn

G:N-F

reflection

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἐννοιῶν

G1771

ennoiōn

G:N-F

thought/purpose

καρδίας·

G2588

kardias

G:N-F

heart

Related passages

Genesis 6:5

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

KJV

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

WEB

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

In Genesis, in the chapter that introduces Noah, before the account of the flood.

Context (BSB)

Genesis 6:4

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Genesis 6:6

And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וַ/יַּ֣רְא

H7200G

va/i.Yar'

H:V

to see: see

יְהוָ֔ה

H3068G

Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

כִּ֥י

H3588A

ki

H:Conj

for

רַבָּ֛ה

H7227A

ra.Bah

H:N

many

רָעַ֥ת

H7451I

ra.'At

H:N-F

distress: evil

הָ/אָדָ֖ם

H0120G

ha./'a.Dam

H:N-M

man

בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ

H0776G

ba./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

וְ/כָל\־

H3605

ve./khol

H:N-M

all

יֵ֙צֶר֙

H3336

ye.tzer

H:N-M

intention

מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת

H4284

mach.she.Vot

H:N-F

plot

לִבּ֔/וֹ

H3820A

li.B/o

H:N-M

heart

רַ֥ק

H7535

rak

H:Prep

except

רַ֖ע

H7451H

ra'

H:A

bad: evil

כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

הַ/יּֽוֹם\׃

H3117J

hai./Yom

H:N-M

day: daily

Related passages

Matthew 15:19

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

KJV

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

WEB

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

Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, answering Peter, who has asked Him to explain a parable about what defiles a man.

Context (BSB)

Matthew 15:18

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

Matthew 15:20

These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Interlinear (Strong’s)
ἐκ

G1537

ek

G:PREP

out from

γὰρ

G1063

gar

G:CONJ

for

τῆς

G3588

tēs

G:T

the/this/who

καρδίας

G2588

kardias

G:N-F

heart

ἐξέρχονται

G1831

exerchontai

G:V

to go out

διαλογισμοὶ

G1261

dialogismoi

G:N-M

reasoning

πονηροί,

G4190

ponēroi

G:A

evil/bad

φόνοι,

G5408

phonoi

G:N-M

murder

μοιχεῖαι,

G3430

moicheiai

G:N-F

adultery

πορνεῖαι,

G4202

porneiai

G:N-F

sexual sin

κλοπαί,

G2829

klopai

G:N-F

theft

ψευδομαρτυρίαι,

G5577

pseudomarturiai

G:N-F

false testimony

βλασφημίαι.

G0988

blasphēmiai

G:N-F

blasphemy

Related passages

Hardened hearts

John 12:39–40

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

39For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: 40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

KJV

39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

WEB

39For this cause they couldn’t believe, for Isaiah said again: 40“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”

From the Gospel of John, after it says that, although Jesus had performed so many signs, they still did not believe in Him; this entry joins verses 39 and 40.

Context (BSB)

John 12:38

This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

John 12:41

Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
John 12:39
διὰ

G1223

dia

G:PREP

through/because of

τοῦτο

G3778

touto

G:D

this/he/she/it

οὐκ

G3756

ouk

G:PRT-N

no

ἠδύναντο

G1410

ēdunanto

G:V

be able

πιστεύειν,

G4100

pisteuein

G:V

to trust (in)

ὅτι

G3754H

hoti

G:CONJ

that/since: since

πάλιν

G3825

palin

G:ADV

again

εἶπεν

G2036

eipen

G:V

to say

Ἠσαΐας·

G2268

Ēsaias

N:N-M-P

Isaiah

John 12:40
τετύφλωκεν

G5186

tetuphlōken

G:V

to blind

αὐτῶν

G0846

autōn

G:P

it/s/he

τοὺς

G3588

tous

G:T

the/this/who

ὀφθαλμοὺς

G3788

ophthalmous

G:N-M

eye

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἐπώρωσεν

G4456

epōrōsen

G:V

to harden

αὐτῶν

G0846

autōn

G:P

it/s/he

τὴν

G3588

tēn

G:T

the/this/who

καρδίαν,

G2588

kardian

G:N-F

heart

ἵνα

G2443

ina

G:CONJ

in order that/to

μὴ

G3361

mē

G:PRT-N

not

ἴδωσιν

G1492H

idōsin

G:V

to perceive: see

τοῖς

G3588

tois

G:T

the/this/who

ὀφθαλμοῖς

G3788

ophthalmois

G:N-M

eye

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

νοήσωσιν

G3539

noēsōsin

G:V

to understand

τῇ

G3588

tēa

G:T

the/this/who

καρδίᾳ

G2588

kardia

G:N-F

heart

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

στραφῶσιν

G4762

straphōsin

G:V

to turn

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἰάσομαι

G2390

iasomai

G:V

to heal

αὐτούς.¶

G0846

autous

G:P

it/s/he

Related passages

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Exodus 7:3

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and though I will multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,

KJV

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

WEB

I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

In Exodus, the LORD speaking to Moses, before Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh.

Context (BSB)

Exodus 7:2

You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.

Exodus 7:4

Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וַ/אֲנִ֥י

H0589

va./'a.Ni

H:PerP-CS

I

אַקְשֶׁ֖ה

H7185

'ak.Sheh

H:V

to harden

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

לֵ֣ב

H3820A

lev

H:N-M

heart

פַּרְעֹ֑ה

H6547J

par.'Oh

N:N--T

Pharaoh

וְ/הִרְבֵּיתִ֧י

H7235A

ve./hir.bei.Ti

H:V

to multiply

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

אֹתֹתַ֛/י

H0226G

'o.to.Ta/i

H:N-F

sign: miraculous

וְ/אֶת\־

H0853

ve./'Et

H:Part

[Obj.]

מוֹפְתַ֖/י

H4159

mof.Ta/i

H:N-M

wonder

בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ

H0776G

be./'E.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

מִצְרָֽיִם\׃

H4714G

mitz.Ra.yim

N:N--L

Egypt

1 Samuel 6:6

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?

KJV

Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

WEB

Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn’t they let the people go, and they departed?

In 1 Samuel, the priests and diviners of the Philistines, answering the Philistines about how to send back the ark of the LORD.

Context (BSB)

1 Samuel 6:5

Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.

1 Samuel 6:7

Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וְ/לָ֤/מָּה

H4100

ve./La./mah

H:Intg

what?

תְכַבְּדוּ֙

H3513H

te.kha.be.Du

H:V

to honor: heavy

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

לְבַבְ/כֶ֔ם

H3824

le.vav./Khem

H:N-M

heart

כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֧ר

H0834D

ka./'a.Sher

H:Prep+H:RelP

as which

כִּבְּד֛וּ

H3513H

ki.be.Du

H:V

to honor: heavy

מִצְרַ֥יִם

H4713

mitz.Ra.yim

N:N--LG

Egyptian

וּ/פַרְעֹ֖ה

H6547J

u./far.'Oh

N:N--T

Pharaoh

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

לִבָּ֑/ם

H3820A

li.Ba/m

H:N-M

heart

הֲ/לוֹא֙

H3808

ha./lO'

H:Neg

not

כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר

H0834D

ka./'a.Sher

H:Prep+H:RelP

as which

הִתְעַלֵּ֣ל

H5953A

hit.'a.Lel

H:V

to abuse

בָּ/הֶ֔ם

H9038

ba./Hem

Op3m

them

וַֽ/יְשַׁלְּח֖וּ/ם

H7971G

va/y.sha.le.Chu/m

H:V

to send: depart

וַ/יֵּלֵֽכוּ\׃

H1980G

va/i.ye.Le.khu

H:V

to go: went

Romans 9:18

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

KJV

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

WEB

So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

Paul, writing to the church in Rome; the verse before quotes what the Scripture says to Pharaoh.

Context (BSB)

Romans 9:17

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

Romans 9:19

One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”

Interlinear (Strong’s)
ἄρα

G0686

ara

G:CONJ

therefore

οὖν

G3767

oun

G:CONJ

therefore/then

ὃν

G3739

hon

G:R

which

θέλει

G2309

thelei

G:V

to will/desire

ἐλεεῖ,

G1653

eleei

G:V

to have mercy

ὃν

G3739

hon

G:R

which

δὲ

G1161

de

G:CONJ

then

θέλει

G2309

thelei

G:V

to will/desire

σκληρύνει.¶

G4645

sklērunei

G:V

to harden

A clean heart, a sinner who repents, and belief

Psalm 51:10

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

KJV

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

WEB

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

A psalm whose heading attributes it to David, after the prophet Nathan came to him about Bathsheba.

Context (BSB)

Psalm 51:9

Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

Psalm 51:11

Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Related passages

Luke 15:7

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

KJV

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

WEB

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, in a parable told to Pharisees and scribes who grumble that He welcomes sinners.

Context (BSB)

Luke 15:6

comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

Luke 15:8

Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Λέγω

G3004G

Legō

G:V

to say

ὑμῖν

G4771

humin

G:P-2

you

ὅτι

G3754G

hoti

G:CONJ

that/since: that

οὕτως

G3779

houtōs

G:ADV

thus(-ly)

χαρὰ

G5479

chara

G:N-F

joy

ἐν

G1722

en

G:PREP

in/on/among

τῷ

G3588

tō

G:T

the/this/who

οὐρανῷ

G3772

ouranō

G:N-M

heaven

ἔσται

G1510

estai

G:V

to be

ἐπὶ

G1909

epi

G:PREP

upon/to/against

ἑνὶ

G1520

heni

G:A-NUI

one

ἁμαρτωλῷ

G0268

hamartōlō

G:A

sinful

μετανοοῦντι

G3340

metanoounti

G:V

to repent

ἢ

G2228

ē

G:CONJ

or

ἐπὶ

G1909

epi

G:PREP

upon/to/against

ἐνενήκοντα

G1768

enenēkonta

G:A-NUI

ninety

ἐννέα

G1767

ennea

G:A-NUI

nine

δικαίοις

G1342

dikaiois

G:A

just

οἵτινες

G3748

oitines

G:R

who/which

οὐ

G3756

ou

G:PRT-N

no

χρείαν

G5532

chreian

G:N-F

need

ἔχουσιν

G2192

echousin

G:V

to have/be

μετανοίας.¶

G3341

metanoias

G:N-F

repentance

Acts 16:31

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

KJV

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

WEB

They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

In Acts, Paul and Silas answering the jailer in Philippi, who has asked them what he must do to be saved.

Context (BSB)

Acts 16:30

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Acts 16:32

Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
οἱ

G3588

hoi

G:T

the/this/who

δὲ

G1161

de

G:CONJ

then

εἶπαν·

G2036

eipan

G:V

to say

πίστευσον

G4100

pisteuson

G:V

to trust (in)

ἐπὶ

G1909

epi

G:PREP

upon/to/against

τὸν

G3588

ton

G:T

the/this/who

κύριον

G2962G

kurion

G:N-M

lord: God

Ἰησοῦν

G2424G

Iēsoun

N:N-M-P

Jesus

Χριστόν,

G5547

Christon

N:N--T

Christ

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

σωθήσῃ

G4982

sōthēsē

G:V

to save

σὺ

G4771

su

G:P-2

you

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ὁ

G3588

ho

G:T

the/this/who

οἶκός

G3624H

oikos

G:N-M

house: household

σου.

G4771

sou

G:P-2

you

Related passages

Verses to pray, send and memorize

  • A verse to pray

    I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.

    Jeremiah 24:7

    BSB

  • A verse to send to someone

    I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

    Ezekiel 36:26

    BSB

  • A short verse to memorize

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

    Psalm 51:10

    BSB

14 verses, from 12 books:

  • Genesis (1)
  • Exodus (1)
  • 1 Samuel (1)
  • Psalm (1)
  • Jeremiah (2)
  • Ezekiel (2)
  • Matthew (1)
  • Luke (1)
  • John (1)
  • Acts (1)
  • Romans (1)
  • Hebrews (1)

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