And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Parallel translations
- WEB In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.
- BSB And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
- NKJV And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God.
- NASB And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
- NLT They have told no lies; they are without blame.
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Quick answer
No lie is found in their mouths; they are blameless. The redeemed reflect the truthfulness and holiness of the Lamb they follow.
Overview
In contrast to the deceit of the beast and false prophet, the redeemed are marked by truth and blamelessness. This describes not sinless perfection earned by self, but the character given to those cleansed by the Lamb, echoing the spotless Servant in whose mouth was no deceit (Isa 53:9; 1 Pet 2:22). Their integrity is the fruit of belonging to Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Eph 5:27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
- Ps 32:2Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- Zeph 3:13The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
- 1 Pet 3:10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
- Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
- Ps 34:13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
- Col 1:22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
- Hos 10:2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
- Dan 6:4Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
- Luke 23:4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
- Matt 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- Prov 8:8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
- Isa 53:9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
- Ps 55:11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
- Song 4:7Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
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