Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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 innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully. 5 This person will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.


Cross References

Matthew 5:8

"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God!

Job 17:9

But the righteous person will hold to his way, and those with clean hands will grow stronger and stronger."

Psalm 51:10

God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.

Psalm 73:1

God is indeed good to Israel, to those pure in heart.

Psalm 15:4

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

Psalm 18:20

The LORD will reward me because I am righteous; because my hands are clean he will restore me;

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands innocently. I go around your altar, LORD,

Psalm 143:8

In the morning let me hear of your gracious love, for in you I trust. Cause me to know the way I should take, because I have set my hope on you.

Isaiah 1:15-16

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I'll hide my eyes from you. Even though you pray repeatedly, I won't listen. Your hands are full of blood, your fingers drenched with iniquity."

Isaiah 33:15-16

The one who walks righteously and has spoken sincere words, who rejects gain from extortion and waves his hand, rejecting bribes, who blocks his ears from hearing plots of murder and shuts his eyes against seeing evil

Ezekiel 18:6

if he doesn't eat at mountain shrines, and doesn't look to the idols that have been erected in Israel's house, if he doesn't defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman during her time of menstrual separation,

Ezekiel 18:15

That is, suppose he doesn't eat at the mountain shrines, doesn't look to the idols of Israel's house, doesn't defile his neighbor's wife,

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore, I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative.

James 4:8

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Genesis 6:5

The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.

Deuteronomy 4:19

Do not gaze toward the heavens and observe the sun, the moon, the stars the entire array of the sky with the intent to worship and serve what the LORD your God gave every nation.

Job 9:30

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

Psalm 25:1

I will lift up my soul to you, LORD.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, "My intentions are pure; I am clean from any sin?"

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash your evil from your heart so that you may be delivered. How long will you harbor evil schemes within you?

Jeremiah 5:2

Although they say, "As surely as the LORD lives,' still they are swearing falsely."

Jeremiah 7:9-10

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear by false gods, burn incense to Baal, follow other gods that you don't know,

Zechariah 5:3-4

He responded to me, "This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll, all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll, all liars will be ejected."

Malachi 3:5

"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Acts 14:15

"Men, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings with natures like yours. We are telling you the good news so you'll turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between them and us, because of their faith-cleansed hearts.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

1 Timothy 1:10

for those involved in sexual immorality, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else goes against the healthy teaching

Revelation 21:1-4

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.

Revelation 21:27

Nothing unclean, or anyone who does anything detestable, and no one who tells lies will ever enter it. Only those whose names are written in the lamb's Book of Life will enter it.

Revelation 22:14-15

"How blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city!

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