Kinds of hearts in the Bible

Forward or perverse

Proverbs 11:20

  The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

Proverbs 12:8

A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised.

Despiteful

Ezekiel 25:15

  “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah,

Romans 1:30 

Slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;

Fretting

Psalms 37:1-8

 1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;

2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

Quotes on Obedience

The greatness of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender.   William Booth

When humans should have become as perfect in voluntary obedience as the inanimate creation is in its lifeless obedience, and then they will put on its glory, or rather that greater glory of which Nature is only the first sketch.   C.S. Lewis