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Psalms 18:23–24

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I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
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From verse 23

  1. Matthew 18:8–9Rank 1 from verse 23
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    8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

    9And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

  2. Matthew 5:29–30Rank 2 from verse 23
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    29And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

    30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

  3. 1 Chronicles 29:17Rank 3 from verse 23
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    17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

  4. 1 Samuel 26:23Rank 4 from verse 23
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    23The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.

  5. Psalms 11:7Rank 5 from verse 23
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    7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

From verse 24

  1. Matthew 10:41–42Rank 1 from verse 24
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    41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

    42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  2. Ruth 2:12Rank 2 from verse 24
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    12The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

  3. 1 Samuel 26:23Rank 3 from verse 24
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    23The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.

  4. Hebrews 6:16Rank 4 from verse 24
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    16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

  5. 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7Rank 5 from verse 24
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    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

    7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

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Psalms 18:23

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upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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Psalms 18:24

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recompensed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of recompense, meaning to reward, repay, or requite.

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

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24Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

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25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

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