<b>assure our heart<b>- In 3:19-22 the word "heart" refers to a person's conscience or the part of a person's thinking through which God makes him aware that he is doing something sinful. This can be translated as "we will not feel guilty in the presence of God." (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
## God is greater than our heart ##
This could be translated as "we know God is a better judge than our heart."
## and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. ##