Psalms 24:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.”
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“He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 24:4 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
- Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
- Job 9:30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
- Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
- Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
- Psalms 18:20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
- Psalms 25:1To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
- Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
- Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
- Proverbs 20:9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
- Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
- Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
- Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
- Jeremiah 5:2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
- Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
- Ezekiel 18:6He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
- Ezekiel 18:15He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
- Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
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