Proverbs 20:9
7 The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8 A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
10 Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.
11 Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
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- Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
- WEB
- Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
- ASV
- Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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- Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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- Who can say, “I have made clean my heart; I have been cleansed from my sin?
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- Hvem kan si: Jeg har renset mitt hjerte, jeg er fri for min synd?
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- Hvem kan si: «Jeg har renset mitt hjerte; jeg er fri fra min synd»?
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- Hvem kan si: Jeg har renset mitt hjerte, jeg er fri for min synd?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Read in context1 John 1:8–10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Read in context1 Kings 8:46
When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
Read in contextJob 14:4
Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
Read in contextJob 15:14
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Read in contextJames 3:2
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
Read in contextJob 25:4
How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:4
My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
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