Parallel Verses

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 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.

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.

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 is allowed to ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place? 4 The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them. 5 Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.


Cross References

Matthew 5:8

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Job 17:9

But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

Psalm 51:10

Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

Psalm 73:1

A psalm by Asaph. Certainly God is good to Israel, and to those whose motives are pure!

Psalm 15:4

He despises a reprobate, but honors the Lord's loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.

Psalm 18:20

The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

Psalm 26:6

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,

Psalm 143:8

May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

Isaiah 1:15-16

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 33:15-16

The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --

Ezekiel 18:6

does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains or pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, does not have sexual relations with a woman during her period,

Ezekiel 18:15

He does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains, does not pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife,

1 Timothy 2:8

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

James 4:8

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

Genesis 6:5

But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars -- the whole heavenly creation -- you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the Lord your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.

Job 9:30

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands clean with lye,

Psalm 25:1

By David. O Lord, I come before you in prayer.

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, "I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin"?

Jeremiah 4:14

"Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

Jeremiah 5:2

These people make promises in the name of the Lord. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie."

Jeremiah 7:9-10

You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.

Zechariah 5:3-4

The speaker went on to say, "This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate."

Malachi 3:5

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.

Acts 14:15

"Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

Acts 15:9

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

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

1 Timothy 1:10

sexually immoral people, practicing homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers -- in fact, for any who live contrary to sound teaching.

Revelation 21:1-4

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.

Revelation 21:27

but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Revelation 22:14-15

Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.

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