KJV King James Version
Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile.
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Psalm 32:2
Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
WEB World English Bible
Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
ASV American Standard Version
Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Surrounding context — Psalm 32
1 [A Psalm] of David, Maschil. Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered.
2 Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
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John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!2 Corinthians 5:19-21To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.Revelation 14:5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.1 Peter 2:1-2Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.Leviticus 17:4And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:Romans 5:13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
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