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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.

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ASV

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

KJV

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐγγίσατεengisatedo draw nearG1448 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
θεῷtheōto GodG2316 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐγγιεῖengieiHe will draw nearG1448 →
ὑμῖν.huminto you.G4771 →
καθαρίσατεkatharisatedo cleanseG2511 →
χεῖρας,cheiras[your] hands,G5495 →
ἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloi[you] sinners,G268 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἁγνίσατεhagnisatedo purifyG48 →
καρδίας,kardiashearts,G2588 →
δίψυχοι.dipsuchoi[you] double-minded.G1374 →

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Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Malachi 3:7Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’Zechariah 1:3So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’Isaiah 55:6–7Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.Hosea 6:1–2Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?Ezekiel 36:25–27I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.Psalms 51:6–7Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.Hebrews 7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?Isaiah 1:15–16When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

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