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CLEAN HANDS

Definition: CLEAN HANDS

CLEAN HANDS

1. Freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. ``He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.'' --Job xvii. 9.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Synonyms within Context: CLEAN HANDS

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Innocence	Clean hands, clear conscience, mens sibi conscia recti.
	Adverb: innocently; Adjective: with clean hands; with a clear conscience, with a safe conscience.
Probity	Noun: probity, integrity, rectitude; uprightness; Adjective: honesty, faith; honor; bonne foi, good faith, bona fides; purity, clean hands.
	Adverb: honorable; Adjective: bona fide; on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: CLEAN HANDS

Specialty definitions using "CLEAN HANDS": Soapy Sam. (references)

Commercial Usage: CLEAN HANDS

Domain	Title
Books	Clean Hands and Rough Justice: An Investigating Magistrate in Renaissance Italy (Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Civilization) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Familiar Quotations: CLEAN HANDS

Author	Quotation
Publilius Syrus	God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions: CLEAN HANDS

Expressions using "CLEAN HANDS": come out of smth. with clean hands ♦ with clean hands. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CLEAN HANDS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
clean hands	56
alanis clean hands lyrics morissette	13
alanis album clean hands lyrics morissette version	11
alanis clean hands morissette	6
alanis clean hands lyrics	4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: CLEAN HANDS

Language		Translations for "CLEAN HANDS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		Celui qui prétend invoquer l'Equité doit s'être manifesté avec droiture (he who comes into equity must come with clean hands). (various references)

Pig Latin		eanclay andshay

Romanian		ieşi cu faţã curatã dintr-o situaţie (come out of smth. with clean hands). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: CLEAN HANDS

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 20, Verse 5
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ouk autoV moi eipen adelfh mou estin kai auth moi eipen adelfoV mou estin en kaqara kardia kai en dikaiosunh ceirwn epoihsa touto
Latin	405	Vulgate	Nonne ipse dixit mihi soror mea est et ipsa ait frater meus est in simplicitate cordis mei et munditia manuum mearum feci hoc
Old English	990	West Saxon	He sylf cwæð to me þæt heo hys swustor wære, ond þæt wif eac sæde ðæt he wære hyre broðor. Ðis ic dyde mid bylewitnysse. [ond clænum handum.]"
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Seide he not to me, my sistir she is, and she seith, my brother he is? In symplenes of myn herte, and clennes of myn hondis I dide this.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Sayde not he vnto me that she was hys sister? yee and sayde not she herself that he was hir brother? wyth a pure herte and innocent handes haue I done this.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Said he not to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart, and innocence of my hands have I done this.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: CLEAN HANDS

Language	Genesis Chapter 20, Verse 5
Cebuano	Wala ba siya sa iyang kaugalingon mag-ingon kanako: Siya akong igsoon nga babaye, ug siya usab nag-ingon: Siya akong igsoon nga lalake? S pagkahingpit sa akong kasingkasing, ug sa pagkahinlo sa akong mga kamot gibuhat ko kini.
Croatian	Zar mi on nije rekao: 'Ona mi je sestra.' A ona mi je sama rekla: 'On je moj brat.' Èiste sam savjesti i neokaljanih ruku ovo uèinio."
Danish	Har han ikke sagt mig, at hun er hans Søster? Og hun selv har også sagt, at han er hendes Broder; i mit Hjertes Troskyldighed og med rene Hænder har jeg gjort dette."
Dutch	Heeft hij zelf mij niet gezegd: Zij is mijn zuster? en zij, ook zij heeft gezegd: Hij is mijn broeder. In oprechtheid mijns harten en in reinheid mijner handen, heb ik dit gedaan.
Finnish	Eikö hän itse sanonut minulle: `Hän on minun sisareni`? Ja samoin tämäkin sanoi: `Hän on minun veljeni`. Olen tehnyt tämän vilpittömin sydämin ja viattomin käsin."
French	Ne m`a-t-il pas dit: C`est ma soeur? et elle-même n`a-t-elle pas dit: C`est mon frère? J`ai agi avec un coeur pur et avec des mains innocentes.
German	Hat er nicht zu mir gesagt: Sie sei seine Schwester? Und sie hat auch gesagt: Er ist mein Bruder. Habe ich doch das getan mit einfältigem Herzen und unschuldigen Händen.
Haitian Creole	Se Abraram ki di m' se sè li Sara ye. Sara pou tèt pa l' di m' se frè li Abraram ye. Mwen fè sa m' fè a san ankenn move lide. Mwen konnen mwen pa fè anyen ki mal.
Hungarian	Avagy nem õ mondotta-é nékem: én húgom õ; s ez is azt mondotta: én bátyám õ. Szívem ártatlanságában, és kezeim tisztaságában cselekedtem ezt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Abraham sendiri mengatakan bahwa wanita itu adiknya, dan wanita itu berkata demikian juga. Saya telah melakukan hal itu dengan hati nurani yang bersih, jadi aku tidak bersalah."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bukankah Ibrahim sendiri telah berkata kepadaku begini: Perempuan ini saudaraku? dan perempuan itupun sendiri telah berkata demikian: Orang laki-laki ini saudaraku. Maka dengan tulus hatiku dan dengan sesuci-suci tanganku juga telah kuperbuat itu.
Italian	Non mi ha forse detto: E' mia sorella? E anche lei ha detto: E' mio fratello. Con retta coscienza e mani innocenti ho fatto questo».
Maori	Kahore ranei ia i mea mai ki ahau, Ko toku tuahine ia? me te wahine hoki, i mea mai ano ia, Ko toku tungane ia: he tapatahi toku ngakau, he harakore hoki oku ringa i mea ai ahau i tenei mea.
Norwegian	Har han ikke selv sagt til mig: Hun er min søster? Og hun har også sagt: Han er min bror. I mitt hjertes uskyldighet og med rene hender har jeg gjort dette.
Portuguese	Não me disse ele mesmo: É minha irmã? e ela mesma me disse: Ele é meu irmão; na sinceridade do meu coração e na inocência das minhas mãos fiz isto.
Rumanian	Nu mi -a spus el cq este sorq-sa? Wi n`a zis ea knsqw cq el este frate-squ? Eu am lucrat cu inimq curatq wi cu mkni nevinovate.``
Swedish	Sade han icke själv till mig: 'Hon är min syster'? Och likaså sade hon: 'Han är min broder.' I mitt hjärtas oskuld och med rena händer har jag gjort detta."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: CLEAN HANDS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-h-l-n-n-s"
	-2 letters: candelas, channels.
	-3 letters: alcades, anlaces, anneals, calends, canaled, candela, candles, cannels, channel, clashed, decanal, handles, handsel, scalade, scandal, scanned.
	-4 letters: alands, alcade, anlace, annals, anneal, ascend, ashcan, calash, calesa, canals, candle, cannas, canned, cannel, cashed, chased, chelas, clades, cleans, dachas, dances, decals, elands, encash, hances, handle, hansel, hennas, laches, ladens, lanced, lances, lashed.
	-5 letters: aahed.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Familiar

5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace

9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography

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