Psalms 18:23

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“And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.”

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BSBPD

“And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 18:23 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 26:23May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
  3. Psalms 7:1O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
  4. Psalms 11:7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
  5. Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
  6. Psalms 37:27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
  7. Psalms 119:30I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
  8. Matthew 5:29If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  9. Matthew 18:8If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

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