Psalm 51:6

Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don't be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

Genesis 20:5-6

Did Abraham not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"

Job 38:36

Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

2 Chronicles 31:20-21

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.

Job 32:8

But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

Psalm 5:9

For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

Psalm 15:2

Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.

Jeremiah 32:40

I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.

John 4:23-24

But a time is coming -- and now is here -- when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

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.

1 Peter 3:4

but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God's sight.

2 Kings 20:3

"Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will." Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 31:33

"But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land," says the Lord. "I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.

Luke 11:39

But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

General references

Bible References

Behold

Psalm 26:2
Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!
Psalm 125:4
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to the morally upright!
Genesis 20:5
Did Abraham not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"
2 Kings 20:3
"Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will." Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.
2 Chronicles 31:20
This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.
Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,
Jeremiah 5:3
Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.
John 4:23
But a time is coming -- and now is here -- when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
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.

Inward

Psalm 5:9
For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don't be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
Job 38:36
Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

In the hidden

Job 32:8
But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.
Jeremiah 31:33
"But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land," says the Lord. "I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.
Jeremiah 32:40
I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
1 Peter 3:4
but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God's sight.

General references

Leviticus 7:3
Then the one making the offering must present all its fat: the fatty tail, the fat covering the entrails,
Job 28:12
"But wisdom -- where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

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