Psalm 51:6

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

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

2 Kings 20:3

“Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in thy sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen thy people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to thee.

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

Job 38:36

Who has put wisdom in the clouds, or given understanding to the mists?

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!

Psalm 15:2

He who walks blamelessly, and does what is right, and speaks truth from his heart;

Psalm 26:2

Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my trangressions to the Lord”; then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah

Psalm 41:5

My enemies say of me in malice: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

Psalm 5:9

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is destruction, their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will inhabit the land, and men of integrity will remain in it;

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I complain to thee; yet I would plead my case before thee. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Jeremiah 32:40

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

Jeremiah 5:3

O Lord, do not thy eyes look for truth? Thou hast smitten them, but they felt no anguish; thou hast consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent.

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God, in my inmost self,

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have behaved in the world, and still more toward you, with holiness and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God.

James 4:8

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you men of double mind.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

1 Samuel 16:7

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