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Psalms 51:6

Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

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ASV

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

KJV

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֵן־hen-here!H2005 →
אֱ֭מֶת'E.metfaithfulnessH571 →
חָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.tayou desireH2654 →
בַטֻּח֑וֹתva.tu.Chotin the covered placesH2910 →
וּ֝בְסָתֻ֗םu.ve.sa.Tumand in a [place] kept secretH5640 →
חָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahwisdomH2451 →
תוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃to.di.'E.niyou cause to know meH3045 →

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Psalms 15:2He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”1 Peter 3:4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.Romans 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.Job 38:36Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.Luke 11:39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.John 4:23–24But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.Jeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.Psalms 26:2Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.2 Chronicles 31:20–21So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.

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