Psalm 51:6

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

2 Kings 20:3

Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness, As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Job 38:36

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

Psalm 15:2

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my reins and my heart.

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Psalm 41:5

Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness: Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

Proverbs 2:6

For the LORD giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the LORD; I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:

Jeremiah 32:40

and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

Jeremiah 5:3

O LORD, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.