Proverbs 20:9

God's Word

Who can say, “I’ve made my heart pure. I’m cleansed from my sin”?

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Certainly, there is no one so righteous on earth that he always does what is good and never sins.

1 Kings 8:46

“They may sin against you. (No one is sinless.) You may become angry with them and hand them over to an enemy who takes them to ⌞another⌟ country as captives, ⌞whether it is⌟ far or near.

Job 14:4

“If only an unclean person could become clean! It’s not possible.

James 3:2

All of us make a lot of mistakes. If someone doesn’t make any mistakes when he speaks, he would be perfect. He would be able to control everything he does.

1 Corinthians 4:4

I have a clear conscience, but that doesn’t mean I have God’s approval. It is the Lord who cross-examines me.

Job 25:4

How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure?

Job 15:14

Why should a mortal be considered faultless or someone born of a woman be considered righteous?

Psalm 51:5

Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

2 Chronicles 6:36

“They may sin against you. (No one is sinless.) You may become angry with them and hand them over to an enemy who takes them to ⌞another⌟ country as captives, ⌞whether it is⌟ far or near.

Romans 3:9

What, then, is the situation? Do we have any advantage? Not at all. We have already accused everyone (both Jews and Greeks) of being under the power of sin,