He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
Parallel translations
- WEB He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;
- KJV He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
- NKJV He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart;
- NASB One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
- NLT Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
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Quick answer
The one who may dwell with God walks blamelessly, does what is right, and speaks truth from the heart. It matters because true fellowship with God shows itself in sincere, righteous living.
Overview
The first answer describes the godly person by integrity of walk, righteous deeds, and inward truthfulness. Genuine fellowship with God is not mere outward ritual but a life conformed to his character from the heart. Such blamelessness finds its perfect expression in Christ, and is worked in believers by his Spirit.
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- Prov 28:18He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Col 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- Eph 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- Prov 2:7–8He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- Ps 34:12–13Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
- 1 Jn 3:7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- Eph 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- Acts 10:35but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
- Zech 8:16–17These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
- 1 Jn 2:6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
- Ps 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
- Mic 2:7Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
- Heb 11:33who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
- Rev 22:14–15Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
- Isa 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
- Gal 2:14When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
- Rom 2:10but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
- Ps 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Rev 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
- 1 Jn 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
- Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Isa 63:8For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.
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