Jeremiah 4:14

New American Bible - revised edition

Cleanse your heart of evil, Jerusalem, that you may be saved. How long will you entertain wicked schemes?

Cross References

Psalm 119:113

I hate every hypocrite; your law I love.

Psalm 51:2

when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Psalm 66:18

Had I cherished evil in my heart, the Lord would not have heard.

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, you naive ones, will you love naivete,

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the Lord to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving.

Jeremiah 13:27

Your adulteries, your neighings, your shameless prostitutions: On the hills, in the fields I see your detestable crimes. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are clean?

Jeremiah 17:1

The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, Engraved with a diamond point upon the tablets of their hearts, And the horns of their altars,

Jeremiah 18:11

And now, tell this to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus says the Lord: Look, I am fashioning evil against you and making a plan. Return, all of you, from your evil way; reform your ways and your deeds.

Jeremiah 2:22

Even if you scour it with lye, and use much soap, The stain of your guilt is still before me, oracle of the Lord God.

Jeremiah 6:19

See, I bring evil upon this people, the fruit of their own schemes, Because they did not pay attention to my words, because they rejected my law.

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?

Zechariah 8:17

Let none of you plot evil against another in your heart, nor love a false oath. For all these things I hate—oracle of the Lord. Three Oracles: Judah and the Nations.

Matthew 12:33

“Either declare the tree good and its fruit is good, or declare the tree rotten and its fruit is rotten, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Luke 11:39

The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil.

John 13:9

Simon Peter said to him, “Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and head as well.”

Acts 8:22

Repent of this wickedness of yours and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your intention may be forgiven.

Romans 1:21

for although they knew God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.

1 Corinthians 3:20

and again: “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds.