Psalm 73:13

New International Version

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.

Cross References

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, Lord,

Job 34:9

For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’

Job 21:15

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?’

Job 35:3

Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me, and what do I gain by not sinning?’

James 4:8

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Malachi 3:14

“You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty?

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 24:4

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.

Job 9:31

you would plunge me into a slime pit so that even my clothes would detest me.

Job 9:27

If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,’

Job 9:29

Since I am already found guilty, why should I struggle in vain?