Proverbs 20:9
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”Proverbs 20:9
What Does Proverbs 20:9 Mean?
Proverbs 20:9 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Purity.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 20:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 51:10“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”1 John 1:8“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”Ecclesiastes 7:20“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”James 3:2“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”1 Kings 8:46“If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;”Job 14:4“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.”Job 15:14“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?”2 Corinthians 7:1“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”Job 25:4“How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?”1 Corinthians 4:4“For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.”2 Chronicles 6:36“If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;”Psalms 24:4“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”Psalms 51:5“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”Leviticus 13:6“And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.”
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