The wayof a guiltymanis crooked,But as for the pure,his conductis upright.
Godlookedon the earth,and behold,it was corrupt;for allfleshhad corruptedtheir wayupon the earth.
Evilplansare an abominationto the LORD,But pleasantwordsare pure.
Whosepathsare crooked,And who are deviousin their ways;
It is betterto livein a cornerof a roofThanin a housesharedwith a contentiouswoman.
There is a kindwho is purein his own eyes,Yet is not washedfrom his filthiness.
"Behold,I have foundonlythis,that Godmademenupright,but they have soughtout manydevices."
Thisis an evilin allthat is doneunderthe sun,that there is onefatefor allmen.Furthermore,the heartsof the sonsof menare fullof eviland insanityis in their heartsthroughout their lives.Afterwardsthey [go] to the dead.
The wayof the righteousis smooth;O UprightOne,makethe pathof the righteouslevel.
They do not knowthe wayof peace,And thereis nojusticein their tracks;They have madetheir pathscrooked,Whoevertreadson them does not knowpeace.
"Manywill be purged,purifiedand refined,but the wickedwill actwickedly;and noneof the wickedwill understand,but those who haveinsightwill understand.
"Eithermakethe treegoodand its fruitgood,ormakethe treebadand its fruitbad;for the treeis knownby its fruit.
"Blessedare the purein heart,for they shall seeGod.
and He madenodistinctionbetweenus and them, cleansingtheir heartsby faith.
for you are stillfleshly.For sincethere is jealousyand strifeamongyou, are you not fleshly,and are you not walkinglikemere men?
To the pure,all thingsare pure;but to thosewho are defiledand unbelieving,nothingis pure,but boththeir mindand their conscienceare defiled.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
For we alsooncewere foolishourselves,disobedient,deceived,enslavedto variouslustsand pleasures,spending our lifein maliceand envy,hateful,hatingone another.
He savedus, not on the basisof deedswhichwe have donein righteousness,but accordingto His mercy,by the washingof regenerationand renewingby the HolySpirit,
Ifyou knowthat He is righteous,you knowthat everyonealsowho practicesrighteousnessis bornof Him.
And everyonewho hasthishope[fixed] on Him purifieshimself,justas He is pure.
