Psalm 24:4
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4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.
Matthew 5:8
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8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure,
for they will see God.
Psalm 51:10
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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
James 4:8
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8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
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Job 17:9
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9 The righteous keep moving forward,
and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
Psalm 73:1
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Book three (Psalms 73–89)
Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.
1 Truly God is good to Israel,
to those whose hearts are pure.
2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
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Psalm 26:6
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6 I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
I come to your altar, O Lord,
1 Timothy 2:8
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8 In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.
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Isaiah 33:15-16
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15 Those who are honest and fair,
who refuse to profit by fraud,
who stay far away from bribes,
who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong—
16 these are the ones who will dwell on high.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.
Psalm 18:20
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20 The Lord rewarded me for doing right;
he restored me because of my innocence.
Psalm 15:4
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4 Those who despise flagrant sinners,
and honor the faithful followers of the Lord,
and keep their promises even when it hurts.
Acts 15:9
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9 He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.
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Ezekiel 18:6
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6 He does not feast in the mountains before Israel’s idols[a] or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period.
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Isaiah 1:15-16
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15 When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
16 Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.
Psalm 143:8
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8 Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.
Revelation 22:14-15
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14 Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. 15 Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.
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Jeremiah 4:14
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14 O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart
that you may be saved.
How long will you harbor
your evil thoughts?
Revelation 21:27
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27 Nothing evil[a] will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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- 21:27 Or ceremonially unclean.
Revelation 21:1-4
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The New Jerusalem
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.[a] 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
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- 21:3 Some manuscripts read God himself will be with them, their God.
Malachi 3:5
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5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Zechariah 5:3-4
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3 Then he said to me, “This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land. 4 And this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it—even its timbers and stones.”
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Proverbs 20:9
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9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart;
I am pure and free from sin”?
Psalm 25:1
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Psalm 25[a]
A psalm of David.
1 O Lord, I give my life to you.
Footnotes
- 25 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Job 9:30
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30 Even if I were to wash myself with soap
and clean my hands with lye,
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