Psalm 51:6

Good News Translation

Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

“I have sinned against the Lord,” David said. Nathan replied, “The Lord forgives you; you will not die.

2 Kings 20:3

“Remember, Lord, that I have served you faithfully and loyally and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to.” And he began to cry bitterly.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit of Almighty God that comes to us and gives us wisdom.

Job 38:36

Who tells the ibis when the Nile will flood, or who tells the rooster that rain will fall?

Psalm 125:4

Lord, do good to those who are good, to those who obey your commands.

Psalm 15:2

Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere,

Psalm 26:2

Examine me and test me, Lord; judge my desires and thoughts.

Psalm 32:5

Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins.

Psalm 41:5

My enemies say cruel things about me. They want me to die and be forgotten.

Psalm 5:9

What my enemies say can never be trusted; they only want to destroy. Their words are flattering and smooth, but full of deadly deceit.

Proverbs 2:21

Righteous people—people of integrity—will live in this land of ours.

Proverbs 2:6

It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 12:1

“Lord, if I argued my case with you, you would prove to be right. Yet I must question you about matters of justice. Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why do dishonest people succeed?

Jeremiah 31:33

The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 32:40

I will make an eternal covenant with them. I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will make them fear me with all their heart, so that they will never turn away from me.

Jeremiah 5:3

Surely the Lord looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention; he crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.

Luke 11:39

So the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.

Romans 7:22

My inner being delights in the law of God.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We are proud that our conscience assures us that our lives in this world, and especially our relations with you, have been ruled by God-given frankness and sincerity, by the power of God's grace and not by human wisdom.

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

1 Peter 3:4

Instead, your beauty should consist of your true inner self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of the greatest value in God's sight.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to him, “Pay no attention to how tall and handsome he is. I have rejected him, because I do not judge as people judge. They look at the outward appearance, but I look at the heart.”