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

מִֽי־יֹ֭אמַר זִכִּ֣יתִי לִבִּ֑י טָ֝הַ֗רְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃

Proverbs 20:9

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Sin Original sin Human nature

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Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 20:9)

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Another quote about Sin

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens

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Perverse incentives Sin Mercy
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First Senator

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Timon of Athens
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 5.

Another quote from the 7th century BC

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22

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Marriage
Source
Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 18:22).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Apostle Paul

1st Thessalonians 5:11

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Encouragement

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Apostle Paul
Source
1st Thessalonians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
51 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (1st Thessalonians 5:11).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

And the swine…is unclean to you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you.

God

Leviticus 11:7-8

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Dietary restrictions Pigs
Speaker
God
Source
Leviticus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Leviticus 11:7-8).