Bible verse
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
Psalm 73:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 73.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
14 For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
16 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
17 until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
KJV
Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
ASV
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
ERV
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
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