Proverbs 20:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”

Proverbs 20:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 20:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 20:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?”

Proverbs 20:9 — World English Bible

Proverbs 20:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”

Proverbs 20:9 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Who saith, `I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'”

Proverbs 20:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”

Proverbs 20:9 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Who can say, I haue made mine heart cleane, I am cleane from my sinne?”

Proverbs 20:9 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 20:9 in Context — Proverbs 20

7 Le juste marche dans son intégrité; Heureux ses enfants après lui!

8 Le roi assis sur le trône de la justice Dissipe tout mal par son regard.

9 Qui dira: J’ai purifié mon cœur, Je suis net de mon péché?

10 Deux sortes de poids, deux sortes d’épha, Sont l’un et l’autre en abomination à l’Éternel.

11 L’enfant laisse déjà voir par ses actions Si sa conduite sera pure et droite.

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What Does Proverbs 20:9 Mean?

Proverbs 20:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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