..."every imagination of (his abstraction of Reality),
the thoughts of his heart"...
Figuratively, "heart,"
i.e., the hidden springs of the personal life: the seat of total depravity, the principle in the center of man's inward
life that defiles all he does. It is the sphere of divine influence, (Rom 2;15; Acts 15:9).
The "hidden man," (1Pt 3:4-the real man).
"Heart" represents the character but conceals it.
It denotes the seat of physical life, (Acts 14;17, Jas 5:5).
The seat of moral nature and spiritual life, the seat
of grief, (John 14:1; Rom 9:2; 2Co 2:4);
joy, (John 6:22; Ph 5:19).
The desires, (Matthew 5:28; 2Pe 2:14); the affections, (Luke 24:32; Acts 21:13).
The perceptions, (John12:40; Eph 4:18).
The thoughts, (Matt 9:4; Heb 4:12).
The understanding, (Matt 13:15; Rom 1:21).
The reasoning power, (Mark 2:6;luke 24:38).
The imagination, (Luke 2:52).
The conscience, (Acts2:37; 1John 3:20).
The intentions, (Heb 4;12; 1Pt 4:1).
The purpose, (Acts 11:23,1Co 9:7).
The (free) will, (Rom 6:17; Col 3:15).
Faith, (Mark 11;23; Rom10:10; Heb 3:12)