{"id":13597,"date":"2015-09-30T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=13597"},"modified":"2026-07-04T09:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:30:34","slug":"how-to-have-good-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/how-to-have-good-heart.htm","title":{"rendered":"How to Have a Good Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12461\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/477311260481097767\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12461 size-full\" src=\"\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/guard-heart-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Above All Guard Your Heart\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Click to enlarge in Pinterest &amp; repin.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs is a very practical book, not only letting us know the <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/type-of-heart.htm\">type\u00a0of heart<\/a> we should have and why it is important but also what produces the kind\u00a0of heart you have.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the following verses and you will be able to note\u00a0how God uses instruction and discipline in the shaping of our hearts.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"class2\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<li>turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding\u2014 (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%202.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 2.2\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 2:2<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. \u2026 Then you will understand what is right and just and fair\u2014every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%202.6-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 2.6-10\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 2:6-10<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%203.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 3.1\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 3:1<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%203.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 3.3\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 3:3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Then he taught me, and he said to me, \u201cTake hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%204.4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 4.4\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 4:4<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%204.20-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 4.20-21\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 4:20-21<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>You will say, \u201cHow I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%205.12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 5.12\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 5:12<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>My son, keep your father\u2019s command and do not forsake your mother\u2019s teaching.\u00a0Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%206.20-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 6.20-21\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 6:20-21<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.\u00a0Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%207.2-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 7.2-3\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 7:2-3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2012.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 12.25\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 12:25<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2014.33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 14.33\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 14:33<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2015.28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 15.28\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 15:28<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2018.12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 18.12\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 18:12<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2018.15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 18.15\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 18:15<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2022.15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 22.15\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 22:15<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2022.17-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 22.17-19\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 22:17-19<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2023.12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 23.12\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 23:12<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD. (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2023.17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 23.17\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 23:17<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path: (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2023.19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 23.19\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 23:19<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>applied my heart to what I observed (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/niv\/Prov.%2024.32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-reference=\"Prov. 24.32\" data-version=\"niv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Prov. 24:32<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also see that some of the instruction and discipline needed to have a good heart\u00a0comes through God\u2019s Word but some is also <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/biblical-parenting-resources.htm\">parental nurturing<\/a>. And, we must have an active role in the process, being diligent and purposeful in pursuing this kind of heart with a humble, teachable attitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proverbs is a very practical book, not only letting us know the type of heart we should have and why it is important but also what produces the kind of heart you have.  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