HEART
(See also Human Body; Motive)
(Note centered headings below: Figurative; Physical)
Figurative
associated in Scriptures with kidneys: w77 663-665
belief motivated by: w84 9/1 16
‘Christ dwelling in our hearts’ (Eph 3:17): w79 6/1 10-12
circumcision: sl 34; w71 442-444; g65 12/22 27-28; w64 655; w58 149; w51 563-564
“complete” hearts: w84 9/1 16-17; w71 146-147
defined: w84 9/1 7, 12, 16; w84 12/15 30; w65 325; ms 223-224; g62 2/22 5; w57 81-82; w56 142-143; w55 44; w47 124; w46 6; ch 147-148; w32 43; w31 5
demonstrating ‘big heart’: g65 1/8 3-4
discipline: ad 1354
discussion: w84 9/1 4-7, 12-19; w77 656-661; w71 133-152; ad 728-730
effect on conscience: w82 7/15 16-17; w78 2/15 29; w78 7/1 4; w76 528-531; w72 561-563
effects of evil: w71 138, 143-144; w65 327; w61 441-445
“exercise faith in your heart” (Ro 10:9): w72 695-696
God judges: w70 85; ms 225; w64 335; w63 136; w60 177; w58 195; w57 81; w30 61-63
God’s law written on: w82 7/15 17; w80 2/1 3; g79 1/8 13; w75 114; w59 48; yw 150-152; w57 80-92; nh 182; w49 73; w34 122; jh 186-187
guarding: w81 9/15 15; g75 1/8 6; w74 153; w71 133-134, 145, 147-152; ad 1064; g71 8/22 27-28; w70 217, 407-408, 574; g70 7/8 27-28; w66 292; w65 325-327; w63 266; g62 2/22 5-7; w61 31; w60 539; w57 86-88, 665-670; w56 142-144; w52 181-184; w48 137; w46 8
importance in acquiring wisdom: ad 1663
“inclination of the heart of man” (Ge 8:21): w77 657-659
inclining the heart: w77 660-661
insensible hearts (Eph 4:18): w79 6/1 6-7
“I will put my laws in their hearts” (Heb 10:16): w84 9/1 14-15
“love Jehovah your God with your whole heart” (Mt 22:37): w84 9/1 12; w65 209; w55 43-44, 507; g51 5/22 25; w47 124; ch 147-148; w31 5
motivation: w80 8/1 14-15; w80 12/15 4; w73 287; g73 11/22 27; w71 134-139; ad 1547-1548
obedience: w70 427-430
“of the wise is at his right hand” (Ec 10:2): w77 669
Pharaoh’s, hardened: w65 362; w53 345; w52 192; w46 3; g31 9/30 852-853
Proverbs (book): ad 1354; g70 1/8 28; w57 665-667
“pure in heart” are happy (Mt 5:8): w78 3/1 4-5
purity: g71 8/22 27-28; w66 709-711
reaching the heart in field ministry: km 7/80 4
reaching the heart when helping people: w83 3/1 30
relation to mind: w77 658-659; w71 134-142; w70 215-216
the heart overrides everything (quote): w81 9/15 15
setting the heart on spiritual treasure: w63 518-520; w60 329-331, 563-569; w57 9-19
speaking from abundance of: km 4/80 1-2
storehouse: w70 214-215
strong: w56 143; w54 758; w52 184; w46 8-12
teaching so as to reach: w84 8/1 13-17; w74 338-339
treacherousness of: w79 8/15 27; w78 7/1 4; w71 139-142
understanding: ad 1624
used to describe emotional and moral qualities of inner person: w84 9/1 5-7, 12-14, 16-19; g84 5/22 11
use in Hebrew literature: w46 6
“want of heart” (Pr 10:21): w78 1/1 31; w78 12/15 14; w77 659-660
wholeheartedness: w84 9/1 12-13, 16-17; w71 146-152; g64 1/8 6-8; w60 169-175, 177; g60 4/8 3-4; w55 44
Physical
ability under stress: g73 4/8 21-22
alcoholic beverages: g77 11/8 29
animals: g73 11/22 19; g58 7/8 7; g46 9/22 21-22
giraffe: g71 12/8 10
artificial: g78 2/22 29; g69 5/22 30; g66 6/8 30
at birth: g73 7/8 7-8
attacks: g77 7/8 30; g77 9/22 30; g75 2/22 30-31; g75 7/22 16-22; g75 10/22 29; g75 12/22 29; g74 1/8 31; g74 2/8 29; g74 9/8 23; g73 9/22 29-30; g72 6/8 17-20; g72 10/8 31; g72 11/8 30-31; g72 12/22 30; g70 3/22 30; g67 4/8 29; g67 5/22 28; g66 11/22 17-20; g62 11/8 31
among adulterers: g80 9/8 21
anger a key factor leading to: w82 9/1 27
artery spasms: g79 3/8 30
Awake! article saves life: g79 6/22 26
cause: g79 2/8 7
China: g80 1/22 30
decrease due to less auto pollution: g76 1/22 30
doctor quit smoking after attack: g84 4/22 29
effect of pets on patients: g80 4/22 30
massage: g73 7/22 8-10; g73 9/8 25-26; g65 6/22 24-26
paint remover a cause: g76 11/8 29-30
prevention: w84 7/15 21; g84 4/22 29; g81 8/22 27; g79 2/8 10; g79 7/22 29
risk among men whose wives show little affection: g80 9/22 30-31
risk for retired persons: g80 5/22 30
saving victims: g79 2/8 8-10
shoveling snow: g78 1/22 30
smoking: g78 8/8 29
statistics: g79 2/8 6
symptoms: g79 2/8 7-8
value of coughing during: g78 4/8 30
vasectomies: g79 8/22 29
babies:
effect of smoking by mother: g79 1/22 30
bird’s heart “the most powerful motor in the world”: g78 6/22 29
care: g75 7/22 20-22; g74 9/8 23; g73 5/22 31; g73 6/22 27; g72 6/8 17-20; w71 133; g71 2/22 29; g68 6/8 23-25; g66 11/22 20; g64 8/8 16; g64 11/8 15; g60 2/22 12-15; g59 12/22 21-25; g50 7/22 26-28; w46 6-7; g35 1/2 197
Chinese characters that denote: w84 9/1 6
control system: g79 2/8 3-4
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation): g79 2/8 8-10; g65 6/22 24-26
decorative designs shaped like: g76 12/22 12, 15
defects: g66 12/22 25-26
description of physical: w84 9/1 3-4
diet: g81 11/22 30; g72 1/8 30; g72 6/8 18; g72 7/8 30; g68 4/8 17-18; g68 6/8 24-25
for clogged arteries: g77 12/22 29
discussion: g79 2/8 3-15; g75 7/22 16-22
disease: g79 2/8 6-11; g76 4/8 29; g76 4/22 30; w75 634; g75 10/22 29; g73 2/22 30; g73 7/8 3; g72 3/22 19; g72 6/8 17-20; g71 2/22 29; g71 3/8 10; g71 4/22 31; g71 10/8 11; g70 2/8 30; g70 11/22 31; is 127; g69 12/8 30; g68 6/8 30; g68 12/22 30; w66 419; g66 7/8 31; g66 8/22 24; g66 11/22 17; w65 325; g65 6/22 24-26; g65 10/8 30; w64 325; g64 6/8 31; g64 9/22 31; g64 11/8 15; g64 12/22 17; g63 3/22 30; g63 7/22 31; g62 3/8 17; g62 4/8 30; g62 8/8 30; w61 628; g61 2/22 31; g61 12/8 30; g61 12/22 12; g60 2/22 12-15; g60 8/8 11; g59 12/22 21-25; g57 7/22 21-24; g56 10/8 24; g50 7/22 26-28; g48 4/8 16; g47 6/22 11; w46 7; g35 1/2 196-198
babies born to smoking mothers: g79 1/22 30
decline in U.S. mortality rate: g85 9/22 29
effect of hard water: g82 7/8 29-30; g71 10/22 31
effect of soft water: g71 10/22 31
effect of tender loving care: g81 3/22 24; g80 6/22 28
Finland: g78 1/8 30-31
prevention: g85 9/22 29
role of Spanish influenza: w83 5/1 23
sugar’s effect: g70 11/22 31
unmarried persons: w80 11/15 3; g78 1/22 12
value and ways of reducing cholesterol: g85 3/22 30
effect of—
emotions: w83 8/15 11; w82 9/1 27; g78 9/8 4; g64 6/8 4; w60 147; g60 2/22 14-15; g57 7/22 22-23
exercise: g81 4/22 30; g80 12/22 10
grief: g68 2/22 29
hard work: g77 9/22 30
heart rate on performance of brain: g80 8/22 23
heat: g64 8/8 16
higher altitudes: g77 9/22 30
high-fat diets: g81 11/22 30
“joyful heart” (Pr 15:13; 17:22): w80 9/1 11
mind: w84 7/15 21
small cigars: g81 11/22 30
smoking: g80 7/22 29; g77 7/8 30; g76 9/22 29; g71 8/22 29
sneezing: g76 8/8 29
stress: g75 10/22 29
electricity: g57 9/8 24
Greek word: w71 135
heartbeat: w84 9/1 4; g73 11/22 19; g71 1/22 15
heart block: g79 2/8 11-15
Hebrew words: w71 135
illustration: g79 2/8 4; g50 7/22 21; w46 5
insects: g58 6/8 19; g57 5/22 8
Kimray Open-Heart Machine: w63 535
number of beats in a lifetime of 70 years: w84 9/1 4
pacemakers:
discussion: g79 2/8 11-15
effect of electric shock: g76 8/8 29
facts on: g83 12/22 30
illustration: g79 2/8 12
kinds of: g79 2/8 13
plutonium: g76 12/22 30
pulse: g74 7/22 14
pumping: hp 17; g79 2/8 5; g79 11/8 9; g75 7/22 17-18; g74 7/22 14; g74 10/8 7; g72 1/8 3; g72 6/8 19; w71 133; g70 3/8 17-18; w66 291; w65 325; g65 6/22 24; g63 2/22 17; g59 12/22 23; g58 2/22 23; g58 5/8 24; g53 9/8 16; g50 7/22 21-25
safety factor: g58 5/8 24
surgery: g75 11/22 29; w74 720; g74 6/22 18-20; g73 2/8 19, 29; g72 6/8 30; g72 6/22 29; g71 11/8 6-7; g70 8/8 29; g70 8/22 25-26; g69 8/22 20-21; g68 7/8 15-16; g67 5/22 25-26; g66 8/22 26; g66 12/22 25-26; g65 7/22 8-9, 11-12, 29; g65 11/22 29-30; w63 535; g53 9/8 18-19; g50 7/22 25; g49 9/8 19; g45 2/28 12-13; g38 11/16 10
acupuncture: g77 9/8 31
diet instead of: g77 12/22 29
emotional problems after: w81 9/15 15
for children: g84 9/8 30
“I Had Open-Heart Surgery”: g76 11/8 16-20
without blood: w85 10/15 21; g84 3/8 27; g84 6/22 29; g84 7/8 18; g83 9/22 24-26; g80 9/8 30; yb79 159; g79 1/22 29; w78 6/15 24; g78 3/22 29; bq 56-57; g77 5/22 17-18; g77 11/8 29; g76 2/22 29-30
transplants: g85 5/22 30; g72 7/8 28; g71 11/22 31; g70 10/22 29; g70 11/8 30; g69 8/22 29; g69 10/8 30-31; g69 10/22 3-4; g68 6/8 3, 12-20, 29-31; g68 7/8 29; g68 8/8 29; g68 11/22 29; g68 12/22 29, 31
baboon heart: g77 8/22 29-30
Tswana tribe:
absence of coronary heart disease: g79 5/22 30
word:
number of times in Bible: w77 657
work capacity: w84 9/1 4; g79 2/8 5; g74 7/22 14