Psalms 101:5

Psalms 101:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure.

Context of Psalms 101:5

3I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path]; It will not grasp hold of me. 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not tolerate evil. Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will silence; The one who has a haughty look and a proud (arrogant) heart I will not tolerate. 6My eyes will be on the faithful (honorable) of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks blamelessly is the one who will minister to and serve me. 7He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house; He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.

Psalms 101:5 word by word

מְלָשְׁנִ֬י בַסֵּ֨תֶר׀ רֵעֵהוּ֮ אוֹת֪וֹ אַ֫צְמִ֥ית גְּֽבַהּ־עֵ֭ינַיִם וּרְחַ֣ב לֵבָ֑ב אֹ֝ת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoso privilyסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• slanderethלָשַׁןlâshan · to slanderH3960
• his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• him will I cut offצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• him that hath an highגָּבֹהַּgâbâhh · highH1362
• lookעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• and a proudרָחָבrâchâb · broad: wideH7342
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• will not I sufferיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201

Cross-references for Psalms 101:5

• Psalms 15:3He does not slander with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
• Psalms 50:20You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son.
• Exodus 29:16then you shall kill the ram and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it around the altar [of burnt offering].
• Exodus 23:1“You shall not give a false report; you shall not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness [promoting wrong and violence].
• Leviticus 19:16You shall not go around as a gossip among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor [with slander or false testimony]; I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 10:18He who hides hatred has lying lips, And he who spreads slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].
• Proverbs 25:23The north wind brings forth rain; And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
• Ezekiel 22:9In you are men who slander for the purpose of shedding blood, and in your presence they have eaten [food offered to idols] at the mountain shrines; in your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But actually, I have written to you not to associate with any so-called [Christian] brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater [devoted to anything that takes the place of God], or is a reviler [who insults or slanders or otherwise verbally abuses others], or is a drunkard or a swindler—you must not so much as eat with such a person.
• 1 Timothy 3:11Women must likewise be worthy of respect, not malicious gossips, but self-controlled, [thoroughly] trustworthy in all things.
• Psalms 10:2In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
• Psalms 18:27For You save an afflicted and humble people, But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes.
• Psalms 138:6Though the Lord is exalted, He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship]; But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Do not go on boasting so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the Lord is a God of knowledge, And by Him actions are weighed (examined).
• Job 40:11Pour out the overflowings of your wrath, And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.

Commentaries on Psalms 101:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor - All flatterers and time-servers, and those who by insinuations and false accusations endeavor to supplant the upright, that they may obtain their offices for themselves or their dependants, will I consider as enemies to the state, I will abominate, and expel them from my court. The Chaldee gives a remarkable meaning to the Hebrew, רעהו בסתר מלשני melasheni bassether reehu, which we translate, Whoso privily…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour - literally, “One who speaks concerning his neighbor in secret.” If a man has any good to say of another, he will be likely to say it openly; if he has any evil to say, it will be likely to be said in secret. Hence, to speak in secret of anyone comes to mean the same thing as to slander him. Him will I cut off - That is, I will cut him off from me; I will not employ him. He would not have one in his house, or in his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The psalmist hates what the Lord hates (Proverbs 6:16–19; see Psalms 5:5; 11:4–5). Perverse ideas come from corrupt human hearts (compare Psalm 18:26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. The slanderers and haughty persons, so mischievous in society, I will disown; but--Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 101:5

• Falsehood
• Fellowship
• Heart
• Pride
• Slander

In the dictionaries

• Tarry
• Bible, the
• Neighbor
• Psalms, Book of
• Salvation
• Slander
• perverse, perversion, pervert, depraved, malicious, devious, dishonest, distortion

Commentaries on Psalms 101

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings