Job 16:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

Though my hands have done no violent acts, and my prayer is clean.

Cross References

Job 11:14

If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;

Job 15:20

The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small.

Job 15:34

For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.

Job 16:18

O earth, let not my blood be covered, and let my cry have no resting-place!

Job 27:4

Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

Job 33:9

I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:

Psalm 17:1

A Prayer. Of David. Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

Proverbs 15:8

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

Isaiah 59:6

Their twisted threads will not make clothing, and their works will give them nothing for covering themselves: their works are works of sin, and violent acts are in their hands.

Jonah 3:8

And let man and beast be covered with haircloth, and let them make strong prayers to God: and let everyone be turned from his evil way and the violent acts of their hands.

1 Timothy 2:8

It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.