The one who loves a pure heart ¹  and whose speech is gracious ²  – the king will be his friend. ³ 

Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, ¹  likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel. ² 

As in water the face is reflected as a face, ¹  so a person’s heart ²  reflects the person.

The heart of her husband has confidence ¹  in her, and he has no lack of gain. ² 

Sorrow ¹  is better than laughter, because sober reflection ²  is good for the heart. ³ 

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking. ¹ 

Surely oppression ¹  can turn a wise person into a fool; ²  likewise, ³  a bribe corrupts ⁴  the heart. ⁵ 

The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate ¹  groan.

Remember this, so you can be brave! ¹  Think about it, you rebels! ² 

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone their own way. ¹ 

Then he became very attached ¹  to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her. ² 

But I will harden ¹  Pharaoh’s heart, and although I will multiply ²  my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt,

Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard, ¹  and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

¹ The Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hard; ²  he refuses to release ³  the people.

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not release the Israelites.

Every skilled person ¹  among you is to come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, ¹  listening to the shepherds playing their pipes ²  for their flocks? ³  As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.

Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see ¹  Absalom.

Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!” ¹ 

Joash was determined to repair the Lord’s temple. ¹