Bible dictionary for children
Heart
The Bible often uses heart for the inner person: thoughts, desires, feelings and choices.
In simple words
What does it mean?
The Bible often uses heart for the inner person: thoughts, desires, feelings and choices. It does not always mean the organ that pumps blood.
Talk about it
What kinds of thoughts can help us make kind choices?
An example from the Bible
Proverbs tells its learner to guard the heart because it affects the direction of life. This is about caring for what shapes our decisions.
Read Proverbs 4:23 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
