A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

I am determined, O God! I am determined! I will sing and praise you!

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

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

I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts,

I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh.

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.

Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed.

Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds.

But those whose hearts are devoted to detestable things and abominations, I hereby repay them for what they have done, says the sovereign Lord.”

Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,

At this also my heart pounds and leaps from its place.

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.