Overview
The Bible addresses imagination across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Proverbs and Deuteronomy. Closely related themes include Abomination, False Witness, Falsehood and Lying.
Key Bible verses about imagination
Old Testament
Deuteronomy
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: imagination: or, stubbornness drunkenness: Heb. the drunken to the thirsty
The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Proverbs
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: unto: Heb. of his soul
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A proud: Heb. Haughty eyes
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
In the Bible dictionary
Studying imagination for yourself
- Begin with Deuteronomy 29:19, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Proverbs and Deuteronomy each treat the theme.
- Widen the study to related themes: Abomination, False Witness, Falsehood and Lying.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about imagination?
The Bible addresses imagination across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Proverbs and Deuteronomy. Closely related themes include Abomination, False Witness, Falsehood and Lying.
How many Bible verses are about imagination?
The Bible references imagination in 5 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention imagination?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Deuteronomy 29:19: “And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: imagination: or, stubbornness drunkenness: Heb. the drunken to the thirsty”
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