And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Parallel translations
- WEB In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.
- KJV And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
- BSB And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
- 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
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- Eph 5:27that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.
- Ps 32:2Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- Zeph 3:13The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”
- 1 Pet 3:10For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
- Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”
- Ps 34:13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
- Col 1:22yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
- Hos 10:2Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.
- Dan 6:4Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
- Luke 23:4Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
- Matt 12:34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Prov 8:8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
- Isa 53:9They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
- Ps 55:11Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.
- Song 4:7You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you.
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