James 4:8

New American Standard Bible 2020

Come close to God and He will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Cross References

Genesis 18:23

Abraham approached and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you abandon Him, He will abandon you.

Job 16:17

Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

Job 17:9

“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And the one who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

Job 9:30

“If I washed myself with snow, And cleansed my hands with lye,

Psalm 119:113

¶I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your Law.

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth.

Psalm 18:20

¶The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.

Psalm 24:4

One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully.

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence, And I will go around Your altar, Lord,

Psalm 51:10

¶Create in me a clean heart, God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 73:13

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;

Psalm 73:28

But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord God my refuge, So that I may tell of all Your works.

Isaiah 13:15

Anyone who is found will be thrust through, And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.

Isaiah 29:13

Then the Lord said, “Because this people approaches Me with their words And honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of the commandment of men that is taught;

Isaiah 58:2

“Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.

Jeremiah 4:11

At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness, in the direction of the daughter of My people—not to winnow and not to cleanse,

Jeremiah 4:14

¶Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem, So that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts Lodge within you?

Lamentations 3:57

You came near on the day I called to You; You said, “Do not fear!”

Ezekiel 18:31

Hurl away from you all your offenses which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why should you die, house of Israel?

Zechariah 1:3

Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of armies, “that I may return to you,” says the Lord of armies.

Malachi 3:7

“From the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

Matthew 12:33

“Either assume the tree to be good as well as its fruit good, or assume the tree to be bad as well as its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 15:2

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

Matthew 27:24

Now when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; you yourselves shall see.”

Acts 15:9

and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and dispute.

Hebrews 10:22

let’s approach God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Hebrews 7:19

(for the Law made nothing perfect); on the other hand, there is the introduction of a better hope, through which we come near to God.

James 1:8

being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy.

1 Peter 1:22

Since you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brothers and sisters, fervently love one another from the heart,

1 Peter 3:21

Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope set on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

1 Samuel 14:35

And Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first altar that he built to the Lord.