Every man seems to himself righteous, but the Lord directs the hearts.

And the house of Micah [was] to him the house of God, and he made an ephod and theraphin, and he consecrated one of his sons, and he became to him a priest.

And Micah said, Now I know that the Lord will do me good, because a Levite has become my priest.

And Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, Blessed are you of the Lord; I have performed all that the Lord said.

And Samuel said, What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears, and the sound of the oxen which I hear?

I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.

For he has dealt craftily before him, to discover his iniquity and hate it.

who say, Depart from me, draw not near to me, for I am pure. This is the smoke of My wrath, a fire burns with it continually.

Though you should wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, [still] you are stained by your iniquities before Me, says the Lord.

she has extended her ways over the waters of the desert; she was hurried along by the lusts of her soul; she is given up [to them], who will turn her back? None that seek her shall be weary; at [the time of] her humiliation they shall find her.

But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but the inside of you is full of greed and evil.

Fools! Did not He who made the outside also make the inside?

And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. Because that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from these people turn away!

All things indeed are pure to the pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience have been defiled.

They profess to know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we claim that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified; You shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

Wash, and be clean; remove your iniquities from your souls before My eyes; cease from your iniquities;

Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved; how long will your grievous thoughts be within you?

and I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be purged from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols, and I will cleanse you.

In that day every place shall be opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for removal and for separation.

And such were some of you! But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

But if we are walking in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and who washed us from our sins in His own blood,