Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Draw nigh to god
Ye double
General references
Bible References
Draw nigh to god
Genesis 18:23
Abraham approached [the Lord] and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous (those who do right) with the wicked (those who do evil)?
1 Chronicles 28:9
“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
2 Chronicles 15:2
and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him, as your soul’s first necessity], He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will abandon (turn away from) you.
Psalm 73:28
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him,
That I may tell of all Your works.
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him,
That I may tell of all Your works.
Psalm 145:18
The Lord is near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
The Lord is near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
Isaiah 29:13
Then the Lord said,
“Because this nation approaches [Me only] with their words
And honors Me [only] with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
And honors Me [only] with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],
Isaiah 55:6
Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Hosea 6:1 “Come and let us return [in repentance] to the Lord,
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
Zechariah 1:3
Therefore say to the Jews, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts (armies), “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and I shall return to you.
Malachi 3:7
“Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
Hebrews 7:19
(for the Law never made anything perfect); while on the other hand a better hope is introduced through which we now continually draw near to God.
Hebrews 10:22
let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Ye double
James 1:8
being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].
General references
Leviticus 15:5
Whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening;
James 1:8
being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].