Matthew 5:8
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Psalm 24:4
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4 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.
Psalm 51:10
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10 (A)Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Hebrews 10:22
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22 let us (A)draw near with a true heart (B)in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, (B)without which no one will see the Lord:
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
James 4:8
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8 (A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Ezekiel 36:25-27
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25 (A)Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you (B)from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a (C)new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My (D)Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
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1 Peter 1:22
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The Enduring Word
22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
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- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
James 3:17
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17 But (A)the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, (B)without partiality (C)and without hypocrisy.
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Psalm 15:2
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2 He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the (A)truth in his heart;
Titus 1:15
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15 (A)To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
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1 John 3:2-3
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Acts 15:9
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9 (A)and made no distinction between us and them, (B)purifying their hearts by faith.
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Matthew 23:25-28
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25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (A)For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and [a]self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (B)For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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- Matthew 23:25 M unrighteousness
Psalm 73:1
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BOOK THREE
Psalms 73–89
The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God
A Psalm of (A)Asaph.
73 Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
Hebrews 9:14
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14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [a]spot to God, (A)cleanse your conscience from (B)dead works (C)to serve the living God?
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- Hebrews 9:14 blemish
Psalm 18:26
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26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (A)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
2 Corinthians 7:1
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The Corinthians’ Repentance
7 Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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1 Chronicles 29:17-19
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17 I know also, my God, that You (A)test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You. 18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. 19 And (C)give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the [a]temple for which (D)I have made provision.”
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- 1 Chronicles 29:19 Lit. palace
Revelation 22:4
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4 (A)They shall see His face, and (B)His name shall be on their foreheads.
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1 Corinthians 13:12
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12 For (A)now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then (B)face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
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Job 19:26-27
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Genesis 32:30
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30 So Jacob called the name of the place [a]Peniel: “For (A)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
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- Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God
Psalm 51:6
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6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
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