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Psalms 73:13

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Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
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  1. Job 21:15Rank 1 from verse 13
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    15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

  2. Psalms 26:6Rank 2 from verse 13
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    6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

  3. Job 34:9Rank 3 from verse 13
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    9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

  4. Job 35:3Rank 4 from verse 13
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    3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

  5. Hebrews 10:19–22Rank 5 from verse 13
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    19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

    20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

    21And having an high priest over the house of God;

    22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

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Psalms 73:13

COMBINED MEANING

cleansed

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Made clean or pure; freed from filth, defilement, guilt, disease, or ceremonial uncleanness.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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vain

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Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.

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washed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wash, meaning to cleanse with water or another liquid; to bathe or cause water to pass over.

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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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12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

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14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

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