Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Jehovah ponders the hearts.

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and household idols; and he confirmed the hand of one of his sons, who became his priest.

Then Micah said, Now I know that Jehovah will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!

And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, Blessed are you of Jehovah! I have carried out the Word of Jehovah.

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

I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.

For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity and hate is found.

who say, Keep to yourself, do not come near me; for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in My nose, a fire that burns all the day.

For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is stained before Me, says the Lord Jehovah.

A wild ass used to the wilderness, in her cravings she sniffs at the wind; when she is in heat who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they will find her.

And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of robbery and wickedness.

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

And He said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus to himself, God, I thank You that I am not like other men; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

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

To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and reprobate with regard to every good work.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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

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

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Wash yourselves, purify yourselves. Put away the evil of your doings from My eyes; stop doing evil.

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil so that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?

Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your defilement and from all your idols.

In that day a fountain shall be opened to the house of David and to those living in Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.

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 have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

But if we walk 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 every sin.

and from Jesus Christ, the Faithful Witness, the Firstborn out from the dead, and the Ruler over the kings of the earth; to Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,