Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
Job 17:9 - New Revised Standard Version Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they that have clean hands grow stronger and stronger. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The righteous also shall hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet shall the righteous (those upright and in right standing with God) hold to their ways, and he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger. [Ps. 24:4.] American Standard Version (1901) Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger. Common English Bible The innocent clings to his way; the one whose hands are clean grows stronger. Catholic Public Domain Version And the just will cling to his way, and clean hands will increase strength. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the just man shall hold on his way: and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. |
Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.
He will deliver even those who are guilty; they will escape because of the cleanness of your hands.”
Far be it from me to say that you are right; until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
I hold fast my righteousness, and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.
if my step has turned aside from the way, and my heart has followed my eyes, and if any spot has clung to my hands;
You say, ‘I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me.
Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully.
All in vain I have kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.
They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are established forever.
The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.