Yet the righteous will hold to his (A)way,
And he who has (B)clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

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Nevertheless, the righteous(A) will hold to their ways,
    and those with clean hands(B) will grow stronger.(C)

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18 (A)But the path of the just (B)is like the shining [a]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

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  1. Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light

18 The path of the righteous(A) is like the morning sun,(B)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.(C)

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15 (A)When you [a]spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
(B)Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of [b]blood.

16 “Wash(C) yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
(D)Cease to do evil,

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  1. Isaiah 1:15 Pray
  2. Isaiah 1:15 bloodshed

15 When you spread out your hands(A) in prayer,
    I hide(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.(C)

Your hands(D) are full of blood!(E)

16 Wash(F) and make yourselves clean.
    Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(G)
    stop doing wrong.(H)

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And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly (A)I will rather boast in my infirmities, (B)that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore (C)I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. (D)For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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But he said to me, “My grace(A) is sufficient for you, for my power(B) is made perfect in weakness.(C)(D) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(E) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(F) in persecutions,(G) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(H)

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30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent;
Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.”

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30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,(A)
    who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”(B)

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29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who (A)wait on the Lord
(B)Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

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29 He gives strength(A) to the weary(B)
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men(C) stumble and fall;(D)
31 but those who hope(E) in the Lord
    will renew their strength.(F)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(G)
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.(H)

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16 (A)A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.

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16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,(A)
    but a fool(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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They go (A)from strength to strength;
[a]Each one (B)appears before God in Zion.

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  1. Psalm 84:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. The God of gods shall be seen

They go from strength to strength,(A)
    till each appears(B) before God in Zion.(C)

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11 For the Lord God is (A)a sun and (B)shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
(C)No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.

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11 For the Lord God is a sun(A) and shield;(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

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13 Surely I have [a]cleansed my heart in (A)vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.

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  1. Psalm 73:13 kept my heart pure in vain

13 Surely in vain(A) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.(B)

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I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

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I wash my hands in innocence,(A)
    and go about your altar, Lord,

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He who has (A)clean hands and (B)a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor (C)sworn deceitfully.

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The one who has clean hands(A) and a pure heart,(B)
    who does not trust in an idol(C)
    or swear by a false god.[a]

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  1. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely

Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ (A)In the [a]integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”

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  1. Genesis 20:5 innocence

Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,(A)’ and didn’t she also say, ‘He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience(B) and clean hands.(C)

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