Life Lessons: Six Points to Consider About the Heart

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Six Points to Consider About the Heart

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Proverbs 27:19 states:  "As in water face reflects face, so a man's heart reveals the man."  Throughout the book of Proverbs, the heart is used as a symbol of a person's deepest emotions, desires and motivations.

The various proverbs concerning the heart show that, although a person may be able to temporarily hide his or her real character, eventually an individual's deepest thoughts and emotions are revealed in words and actions.

Points to build on

1. A wise person seeks to understand emotions and motivations while a foolish person trusts in his or her own feelings.

Proverbs 18:2:  "A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart."

Proverbs 28:26:  "He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered."

2. The natural way of human beings is to seek our own desires and suffer anxiety when considering God's ways.

Proverbs 19:3:  "The foolishness of man twists his ways, and his heart frets against the Lord."

3. A person's heart ultimately determines his or her words.

Proverbs 10:20:  "The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little."

Proverbs 15:7:  "The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the fool does not do so."

Proverbs 16:23:  "The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips."

4. A person's heart ultimately determines his or her actions (ways).

Proverbs 11:20:  "Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, but the blameless in their ways are His delight."

5. A person's true heart will eventually be exhibited to others.

Proverbs 12:8:  "A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised."

Proverbs 14:33:  "Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known."

6. A person who develops a mature heart is willing to learn, while a showoff will fail.

Proverbs 10:8:  "The wise in heart will receive commands, but a prating fool will fall."

Application

Wisdom is concerned with the deepest emotions, desires and motivations because these are the foundation of character and behavior.

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Comments

  • rebecca stewart

    The scripture has so much to offer that science is just beginning to fathom. Science has learned in the past few years that the "heart" is more than symbolic. Rather the heart does think. And the thinking heart communicates with the brain chemically, and electro-magnetically to guide our thoughts in ways that science is just beginning to comprehend. God knew this all along. A few months back I was trying to teach my students who were "heart-sick" the importance of positive emotions, a "happy heart." Here's the link to a more in-depth article on the subject...No links, so sad. You could google the topic of the "Thinking Heart: Thoughts on the Heart brain connection"

  • Juma

    Always Enjoy your Wisdom, Mr Petty... Thanks a Million !

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