Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

Bible References

General references

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and turns away from his sins will find compassion and mercy.
Isaiah 1:16

“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Get your evil deeds out of My sight.
Stop doing evil,
Jeremiah 2:22

“For though you wash yourself with lye
And use much soap,
The stain of your guilt is [still] before Me [and you are soiled and dirty],” says the Lord God.
Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness,
That you may be saved.
How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts
Lodge within you?
Romans 10:3
For not knowing about God’s righteousness [which is based on faith], and seeking to establish their own [righteousness based on works], they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
1 John 1:8
If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.]