Bible Strands
Psalms 15:2
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David poses a liturgical question to the LORD: who is qualified to dwell in His presence. The verse is the first clause of the answer.
The words — Tammim (blameless) is an adjective attached to the walker, not a separate act; the integrity is the manner of the walking itself. 'Emet (truth) is the object of speech, and bā·lēbāw (in his heart) locates the source, not merely the output.
The thread — Proverbs 28:18 repeats the "walks with integrity" formula and adds a consequence. Ephesians 4:25 and Colossians 3:9 carry the "speaks truth" strand into the ethical exhortations of the Pauline letters.
Why it lands — The verse does not list three separate virtues; it demands that action, practice, and speech all originate from the same interior place, leaving no room for a public face detached from the heart.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 28:18 He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Ephesians 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- Psalms 34:12 Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
- Proverbs 2:7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- 1 John 3:7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- Zechariah 8:16 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
- Acts 10:35 but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- Psalms 24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.