Psalm 51:6 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Behold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

Common English Bible

⁶ And yes, you want truth in the most hidden places; you teach me wisdom in the most secret space.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ You have loved all precipitous words, you deceitful tongue.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue.

English Standard Version 2016

⁶ Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

Psalm 51:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

2 Kings 20:3

I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in man: And the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Job 38:36

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O LORD, Unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Psalm 15:2

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my reins and my heart.

Psalm 32:5

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.

Psalm 41:5

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

Proverbs 2:6

For the LORD giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

Jeremiah 31:33

but this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Jeremiah 32:40

and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

Jeremiah 5:3

O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

2 Corinthians 1:12

For 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.

James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.