Psalm 51:6

New American Standard Bible 2020

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in secret You will make wisdom known to me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has allowed your sin to pass; you shall not die.

2 Kings 20:3

“Please, Lord, just remember how I have walked before You wholeheartedly and in truth, and have done what is good in Your sight!” And Hezekiah wept profusely.

1 Chronicles 29:17

Since I know, my God, that You put the heart to the test and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

Job 32:8

“But it is a spirit that is in mankind, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

Job 38:36

“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or given understanding to the mind?

Psalm 125:4

¶Do good, Lord, to those who are good And to those who are upright in their hearts.

Psalm 15:2

One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me, Lord, and put me to the test; Refine my mind and my heart.

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to You, And I did not hide my guilt; I said, “I will confess my wrongdoings to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Psalm 41:5

My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?”

Psalm 5:9

For there is nothing trustworthy in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will live in the land, And the blameless will remain in it;

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous are You, Lord, when I plead my case with You; Nevertheless I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?

Jeremiah 31:33

“For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Jeremiah 32:40

I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts, so that they will not turn away from Me.

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, do Your eyes not look for honesty? You have struck them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.

Luke 11:39

But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish; but your inside is full of greed and wickedness.

Romans 7:22

For I joyfully agree with the law of God in the inner person,

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

James 4:8

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

1 Peter 3:4

but it should be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”