Psalm 73:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Clearly, then, I gain nothing by keeping my thoughts pure! What good is it to keep myself from sin?

Cross References

Psalm 26:6

Lord, I wash my hands to make myself pure, so that I can come to your altar.

Job 34:9

I know this because he says, ‘You will gain nothing if you try to please God.’

Job 21:15

And they say, ‘Who is God All-Powerful? We don’t need to serve him! It will not help to pray to him!’

Job 35:3

because you also ask him, ‘What’s the use of trying to please you? What good will it do me if I don’t sin?’

James 4:8

Come near to God and he will come near to you. You are sinners, so clean sin out of your lives. You are trying to follow God and the world at the same time. Make your thinking pure.

Malachi 3:14

You said, “It is useless to worship God. We did what the Lord All-Powerful told us, but we didn’t gain anything. We cried like people at a funeral to show we were sorry for our sins, but it didn’t help.

Psalm 51:10

God, create a pure heart in me, and make my spirit strong again.

Psalm 24:4

Only those who have not done evil, who have pure hearts, who have not used my name to hide their lies, and who have not made false promises.

Job 9:31

God would still push me into the slime pit, and even my clothes would hate to touch me.

Job 9:27

“I could say, ‘I will not complain. I will forget my pain and put a smile on my face.’

Job 9:29

I will be found guilty, so why should I even think about it?