"Heart and Mind, pt.1" (40 Days of Wisdom for Lent)

My son, don’t forget my instruction.
Let your heart guard my commands,
because they will help you live a long time
and provide you with well-being.
Don’t let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
Bind them on your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will find favor and approval
in the eyes of God and humanity.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
don’t rely on your own intelligence.
Know him in all your paths,
and he will keep your ways straight.
(Proverbs 3:1-6 CEB)

More than anything you guard, protect your mind,
for life flows from it.
(Proverbs 4:23 CEB)

Now children, listen to me,
and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
Otherwise, strangers will sap your strength,
and your hard work will end up in a foreigner’s house.
You will groan at the end
when your body and flesh are exhausted,
and you say, “How I hated instruction!
How my heart despised correction!
(Proverbs 5:7,10-12 CEB)

The wise in heart will receive commands,
But a prating fool will fall.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
(Proverbs 10:8,20)

The Lord detests a crooked heart,
but he favors those whose path is innocent.
(Proverbs 11:20 CEB)

A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
But a good word makes it glad.
(Proverbs 12:8,20,23,25)

Hope delayed makes the heart sick;
longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
(Proverbs 13:12 CEB)

The heart knows its own distress;
another person can’t share its joy.
The heart feels pain even in laughter,
and in the end, joy turns to sorrow.
Rebellious hearts receive satisfaction from their ways;
the good receive the due reward for their deeds.
(Proverbs 14:10,13-14 CEB)

The grave and the underworld lie open before the Lord;
how much more the hearts of human beings!
A joyful heart brightens one’s face,
but a troubled heart breaks the spirit.
An understanding heart seeks knowledge;
but fools feed on folly.
All the days of the needy are hard,
but a happy heart has a continual feast.
The righteous heart reflects before answering,
but the wicked mouth blurts out evil.
(Proverbs 15:11,13-15,28 CEB)

To people belong the plans of the heart,
but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
The Lord detests all who are arrogant;
they surely won’t go unpunished.
People plan their path,
but the Lord secures their steps.
The skilled mind is called discerning,
and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful
and enhances the teaching of their lips.
(Proverbs 16:1,5,9,21,23 CEB)

A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
Why should a fool have money
to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.
Those with crooked hearts won’t prosper,
and those with twisted tongues will fall into trouble.
A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
(Proverbs 17:3,16,20,22 CEB)