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Psalms 101:4
4I will keep away from people with wrong thoughts. I will not mix with them.
Psalms 101:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
- New International Version (NIV)The perverse of heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness.
Context of Psalms 101:4
2I will be careful to live in a completely good way. When will you come to help me, Lord? In my own home, I will always be completely honest. 3As for evil things, I will not even think about them. I hate the things that wicked people do. They will not be my friends. I will keep away from people with wrong thoughts. I will not mix with them. 5If anyone secretly speaks against his friend, I will destroy them. If anyone is proud and they boast about themselves, I will send them away from me. 6Instead, I will work with people that I can trust. I will let them live with me and be my guides. My servants will be people who live in an honest way.
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לֵבָ֣ב עִ֭קֵּשׁ יָס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נִּי רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א אֵדָֽע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 101:4
- Proverbs 2:12You will not join with wicked people. You will keep away from those who speak false things.
- Proverbs 3:32The Lord hates wicked people. But he makes righteous people his friends.
- Proverbs 8:13If you respect the Lord with fear, then you will hate anything that is evil. I hate proud people who boast. I hate people who live evil lives. I hate people who say things to deceive others.
- Proverbs 11:20The Lord hates people who have wrong thoughts. But he is pleased with people who live in an honest way.
- Psalms 6:8Go away from me, you people who do wicked things! Now the Lord has heard me when I weep.
- Psalms 119:115Go away from me, you evil people! I will obey my God's commands.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave foolish ways so that you may live. Learn to understand what is right, so that you can do it.’
- Proverbs 22:242. Do not become a friend of angry people. Keep away from them.
- Matthew 7:23But I will say to these people, “I never knew you. You do not obey God. You are bad. So go away from me.” ’
- 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not become united with people who do not believe in Christ. God has made you right with himself. Right and wrong cannot work together. Light and dark cannot join together.
- 2 Timothy 2:19But the group of true believers remains strong, like the foundation under a building. God has written his message there. It says, ‘The Lord knows who his own people are.’ It also says, ‘Everyone who says that he belongs to the Lord must stop doing bad things.’
Commentaries on Psalms 101:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4A froward heart - Rash and headstrong men shall not be employed by me. I will not know a wicked person - I will give no countenance to sinners of any kind; and whatever is evil shall be an object of my abhorrence.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4A froward heart shall depart from me - The word here rendered froward means perverse, false, deceitful, depraved. See the notes at Psalm 18:26. The “idea” here is that of one who is inclined to evil; who has some wrong passion or inclination to indulge; who has an obstinate and perverse will; who does not listen to reason or the voice of wise persuasion; who will do wrong, despite all the means which may be employed to induce him to do right. The language…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. 44. A froward heart--or, "perverse heart" (Psa 18:26). Such a temper I will not indulge, nor even know evil or wickedness.Read the comment
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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
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