KJV King James Version
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
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Psalm 24:4
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.
Surrounding context — Psalm 24
1 A Psalm of David. The earth [is] the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This [is] the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
נְקִ֥יH5355 · na.qiinnocentכַפַּ֗יִםH3709 · kaphpalmוּֽבַר־H1249 · barpureלֵ֫בָ֥בH3824 · le.vavheartאֲשֶׁ֤ר׀H834 · a.sherwhichלֹא־H3808 · lonotנָשָׂ֣אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseלַשָּׁ֣וְאH7723 · shavvanity: falseנַפְשִׁ֑יH5315 · ne.pheshsoulוְלֹ֖אH3808 · lonotנִשְׁבַּ֣עH7650 · sha.vato swearלְמִרְמָֽה׃H4820 · mir.mahdeceit
Cross-references
Matthew 5:8Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.Psalm 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.Psalm 73:1A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Psalm 26:6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:Isaiah 33:15-16He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;1 Timothy 2:8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.Psalm 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.Acts 15:9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.Psalm 18:20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.Psalm 15:4In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. [He that] sweareth to [his own] hurt, and changeth not.Revelation 22:14-15Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.Isaiah 1:15-16And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.Revelation 21:1-4And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.Revelation 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.Psalm 25:1[A Psalm] of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
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