Scripture Compilation About Thinking

(compiled by Bill Stevenson)

I. Reasons for a bad mind

A. People not liking “to retain God in their knowledge”-- Romans 1:28
B. People choosing to “make their minds evil” or prideful
1. Acts 14:2 2. Daniel 5:20
C. People not believing in the Gospel of Christ-- 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
D. People allowing themselves to be double minded
1. Romans 8:5-7 2. James 1:8 3. James 4:8
II. Reasons for a right mind
A. People choosing to receive God s Word “with all readiness”-- Acts 17:10-12a
B. People choosing to believe in the Gospel of Christ (the new covenant)-- Hebrews
10:16-17
III. Consecration to renewing of the mind
A. Non-conformity to this world-- Romans 12:2
B. For “righteousness and true holiness”-- Ephesians 4:23-24
C. Total love for God-- Matthew 22:37-40 See also Mark 12:29-34 and Luke 10:25-37.
D. For Christian unity and humbleness
1. Philippians 2:2-3 & 5 2. Romans 15:5-6 3. 2 Corinthians 13:11
4. 1 Corinthians 1:10 5. Colossians 3:12 & 13a
IV. What should be in the Christian mind
A. Philippians 4:8 B. 2 Peter 3:1 & 2
V. Serving God with a willing mind
A. 1 Chronicles 28:9 B. Romans 7:25 C. Acts 20: 19-21
VI. Reasons to be steadfast in mind
A. Luke 12:29c B. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 & 2 C. 2 Corinthians 11:3
D. 2 Timothy 1:7 E. Philippians 4:7 F. Hebrews 12:3
G. 1 Peter 2:13 H. Isaiah 26:3-4 & 9

Note: Bill Stevenson compiled these Bible verses about the human mind on November 23-24,
1982, to God's glory.

Note: The word “opinion” is only in Job 32:6, 10, and 17 as used by one of Job’s antagonists.

Note: This was a from study I did in 2004 or 2005.

Total Verses: 198

Old Testament Positive: 64
Old Testament Negative: 42
New Testament Positive: 35
New Testament Negative: 40

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God's thoughts--
Proverbs 21:2 Proverbs 24:12 Zechariah 1:6

God's positive thoughts--

Psalms 31:7 Psalms 40:17 Proverbs 5:21
Psalms 33:15 Psalms 139:2

God's negative thoughts--

Numbers 33:56 Jeremiah 18:8 Zechariah 8:14-15
Job 11:11 Jeremiah 29:11
Isaiah 14:24 Jeremiah 23:20 & 30:24

Jesus’ positive thoughts-- Philippians 2:6

positive plea for God to consider--

Exodus 33:13 Psalms 9:13 Lamentations 1:11
Nehemiah 5:19 Psalms 13:3 Lamentations 2:20
Nehemiah 6:14 Psalms 25:19 Lamentations 5:1
Jonah 1:6 Psalms 119:153
Psalms 5:1 Psalms 119:159

negative against God-- 2 Chronicles 13:8

about evil or bad things--

Exodus 32:14 Proverbs 21:12 Isaiah 33:18
Leviticus 13:13 Proverbs 24:9 Daniel 7:25
Judges 19:30 Proverbs 30:32 Matthew 9:4
Psalms 64:6 Ecclesiastes 4:1
Proverbs 5:6 Ecclesiastes 10:20

about emotion--
Ecclesiastes 7:14 Acts 26:2 2 Corinthians 10:2

about an untruth--
Matthew 5:17 John 5:45 Acts 13:25

about a possible negative action--

Judges 18:14 Esther 4:13 Matthew 26:66
1 Samuel 18:2 Job 31:1

wrong confidence--
Ecclesiastes 8:17 Matthew 6:7 1 Corinthians 8:2
Isaiah 10:7 Matthew 24:44 1 Corinthians 10:12
Jeremiah 23:27 Luke 12:40 Philippians 3:4
Matthew 3:9 John 16:2

wrong conclusion--
Proverbs 28:22 Mark 6:51-52
wrong assumption--
2 Kings 5:7 Luke 7:7 Acts 8:20
2 Kings 5:11 Luke 9:46-47 Acts 12:9
2 Samuel 4:10 Luke 19:11 Acts 26:9
2 Samuel 5:6 John 11:13 2 Corinthians 12:6
Psalms 49:11 John 11:50 2 Corinthians 12:19
Ecclesiastes 5:1 John 13:29 James 1:7
Matthew 10:34 Acts 8:22

right assumption--
Proverbs 24:32 Matthew 22:41-42 1 Corinthians 4:9

consider spiritually--
Joshua 1:8 Isaiah 52:15 Acts 12:12
Job 1:8 Mark 13:11 Acts 15:6
Job 2:3 Mark 14:64 Acts 17:29
Daniel 7:8 Luke 12:11 Acts 26:8
Daniel 8:5 Luke 12:27 2 Corinthians 10:5
Daniel 9:23 Luke 13:4 Philippians 4:8
Psalms 48:13 John 5:39 2 Timothy 2:7
Psalms 73:16-17 Acts 10:19 James 4:5
Isaiah 41:20 Acts 11:6 1 Peter 4:12

about good things or good actions--

Proverbs 6:6 Zechariah 11:12 1 Corinthians 13:5
Psalms 45:10 Matthew 1:20 1 Corinthians 13:11
Proverbs 23:1 Matthew 18:12 2 Corinthians 9:5
Proverbs 31:16 Luke 2:19 Ephesians 3:20
Ecclesiastes 9:1 Luke 12:22 2 Peter 1:13

about God or/and His Word--

Deuteronomy 4:39 Psalms 119:15
Deuteronomy 8:5 Psalms 119:23 about oneself--
1 Samuel 12:24 Psalms 119:48 Psalms 119:59
Job 23:15 Psalms 119:78 Proverbs 23:7
Job 34:27 Psalms 119:95 Proverbs 4:26
Job 37:14 Psalms 119:148 Hosea 7:2
Job 42:2 Psalms 143:5 Matthew 6:25, 28, 31, &
Psalms 1:2 Ecclesiastes 7:13 34
Psalms 48:9 Isaiah 1:3 1 Corinthians 7:36
Psalms 50:22 Malachi 3:16 1 Corinthians 7:40
Psalms 63:6 Mark 14:72 1 Corinthians 14:37
Psalms 64:9 Luke 21:14 2 Corinthians 3:5
Psalms 77:12 1 Timothy 4:15 2 Corinthians 10:7
Psalms 77:5 Hebrews 3:1 Galatians 6:1
Psalms 8:3 Hebrews 12:3 Galatians 6:3

about someone other than God--

Genesis 24:63 Psalms 37:10 1 Peter 4:4
Genesis 40:14 Psalms 41:1 Hebrews 7:4
Genesis 50:20 Proverbs 29:7 Hebrews 10:24
Numbers 36:6 1 Corinthians 4:6 Hebrews 10:29
1 Samuel 20:26 1 Corinthians 12:23 Hebrews 13:7
1 Samuel 25:17 2 Corinthians 10:11 Philippians 1::7
Esther 6:6 2 Corinthians 11:16