Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.

New American Standard Bible

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood
And has not sworn deceitfully.

King James Version

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

International Standard Version

The one who has innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully.

A Conservative Version

He who has clean hands, and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

American Standard Version

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.

Amplified


He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false,
Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.

Darby Translation

He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:

Julia Smith Translation

The blameless one of hands and the clean of heart; who lifted not up his soul to vanity, and swore not for deceit

King James 2000

He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.

Modern King James verseion

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, and has not sworn deceitfully.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

NET Bible

The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

New Heart English Bible

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

The Emphasized Bible

The clean of hands, and pure of heart, - who hath not uplifted, to falsehood, his soul, nor sworn deceitfully,

Webster

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

World English Bible

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

Youngs Literal Translation

The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.

References

Context Readings

A Welcome For God Into The Temple

3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.


Cross References

Matthew 5:8

The pure in heart are blessed,
for they will see God.

Job 17:9

Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,
and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

Psalm 51:10

God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 73:1

BOOK III
(Psalms 73–89)
A psalm of Asaph. God is indeed good to Israel,
to the pure in heart.

Psalm 15:4

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

Psalm 18:20

The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands in innocence
and go around Your altar, Lord,

Psalm 143:8

Let me experience
Your faithful love in the morning,
for I trust in You.
Reveal to me the way I should go
because I long for You.

Isaiah 1:15-16

When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 33:15-16

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil

Ezekiel 18:6

He does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or come near a woman during her menstrual impurity.

Ezekiel 18:15

He does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,

Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.

Job 9:30

If I wash myself with snow,
and cleanse my hands with lye,

Psalm 25:1

Davidic.Lord, I turn to You.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin”?

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts within you?

Jeremiah 5:2

When they say, “As the Lord lives,”
they are swearing falsely.

Jeremiah 7:9-10

“Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?

Zechariah 5:3-4

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land, for every thief will be removed according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be removed according to what is written on the other side.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Acts 14:15

“Men! Why are you doing these things? We are men also, with the same nature as you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.

1 Timothy 1:10

for the sexually immoral and homosexuals, for kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching

Revelation 21:1-4

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea no longer existed.

Revelation 21:27

Nothing profane will ever enter it: no one who does what is vile or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Revelation 22:14-15

“Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.

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