Psalms 24:4
24:4 The one whose deeds are blameless
and whose motives are pure,
who does not lie,
or make promises with no intention of keeping them.
Psalms 51:10
51:10 Create for me a pure heart, O God!
Renew a resolute spirit within me!
Jeremiah 4:14
4:14 “Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil
so that you may yet be delivered.
How long will you continue to harbor up
wicked schemes within you?
Matthew 5:8
5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Matthew 12:35
12:35 The good person
brings good things out of his
good treasury,
and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.
Acts 15:9
15:9 and he made no distinction
between them and us, cleansing
their hearts by faith.
Acts 15:2
15:2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate
with them, the church
appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with
the apostles and elders in Jerusalem
about this point of disagreement.
Acts 2:22
2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –
James 4:8
4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.
James 4:1
Passions and Pride
4:1 Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?
James 1:22
1:22 But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
James 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
James 3:3
3:3 And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.