Hebrews 3:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hebrews 3:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hebrews 3:12 is a verse from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hebrews 3:12 — KJV
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”
— Hebrews 3:12 (KJV)
Hebrews 3:12 in Context — About the Book of Hebrews
Hebrews argues one majestic thesis: Jesus is better — better than angels, Moses, priests, and every old-covenant shadow. He is our great High Priest who sympathizes with weakness, so we can approach the throne of grace with confidence. Faith's hall of fame in chapter 11 fuels endurance for the race.
Cross-References for Hebrews 3:12
“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:12: take, heed, lest
“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:12: take, heed, lest
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:12: take, lest, evil
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:12: any, evil, heart
“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 3:12: take, heed, lest
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