Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 20:9
by David Chadwick
"Who can say, 'I have made my heart pure; I am clean from sin'?" Proverbs 20:9
A pure heart. Clean hands. A renewed and righteous spirit. These were the cries of King David's heart in Psalm 51:10.
Solomon had a similar anguish in Proverbs 20:9 when he said, "Who can say, 'I have made my heart pure; I am clean from sin'?" He knew the value and importance of holiness. But he also knew that apart from God's grace we are inherently filthy.
Remember, this is written in the Old Testament. The Messiah had not yet arrived. Solomon and his people were living with an awareness of a…
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