Proverbs 20:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:9 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:9 — KJV
“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”
— Proverbs 20:9 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:9 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:9
“And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:9: can, say, made
“And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:9: can, say, made
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:9: can, say, made
“And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:9: can, say, sin
“And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:9: can, made, pure
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