Psalm 51:6

The English Standar Version

Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the 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

"Now, O LORD, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

Job 32:8

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

Job 38:36

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts[3] or given understanding to the mind?[4]

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 in his heart;

Psalm 26:2

Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind.[1]

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and you forgave the iniquity 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 inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity 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, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on 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 your eyes look for truth? You have struck them down, but they felt no anguish; you have 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 greed and wickedness.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience that we behaved in the world with simplicity[3] and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

1 Peter 3:4

but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty 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."