Signs of a Sincere and Guileless Heart
Psalm 32:2
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.


1. Observe thy actions.

(1) In their nature. If they be single and pure, so is thy heart. As is the fountain and the root, such are the streams and the fruit.

(2) In their end. An honest heart ever aims at God's glory directly, whereas a guileful heart ever propounds bad ends of good actions.

2. Observe whether thou makest conscience secretly of all sins; yea, most seriously of those to which thou art most inclined.

3. Consider whether thou daily renewest thy purpose of not sinning against God, as thou renewest thy days, and whether thou watchest over thine own heart with an holy suspicion, and wilt for God's will break thine own.

4. Mark whether thou lovest God in His image, ordinances, and children, even then when the world scorns and hates all these.

(T. Taylor, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

WEB: Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn't impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.




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