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Proverbs 20:9

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

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מִֽיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יֹ֭אמַרyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…זִכִּ֣יתִיzikitibe cleanזָכָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be clean”, a completed actionH2135to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocentbe (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.לִבִּ֑יlibicomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּיtahartibe cleanטָהֵרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be clean”, a completed actionH2891to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).מֵחַטָּאתִֽיmechatatifrom punishmentחַטָּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from punishment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who can say: 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who can say: 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins? a The lamp of him that reviles father or mother shall be put out, and his eyeballs shall see darkness. b A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end. c Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν τὴν καρδίαν; ἢ τίς παῤῥησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν; a Κακολογοῦντος πατέρα ἢ μητέρα σβεσθήσεται λαμπτὴρ, αἱ δὲ κόραι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ ὄψονται σκότος. b Μερὶς ἐπισπουδαζομένη ἐν πρώτοις, ἐν τοῖς τελευταίοις οὐκ εὐλογηθήσεται. c Μὴ εἴπῃς, τίσομαι τὸν ἐχθρὸν, ἀλλʼ ὑπόμεινον τὸν Κύριον, ἵνα σοι βοηθήσῃ.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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