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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride.

Context of Psalms 101:5

3I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. 4A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil. Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure. 6I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me. 7No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.

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 15:3who does not slander with his tongue and does no 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 29:16and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar.
• Exodus 23:1"You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
• Leviticus 19:16You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 20:19Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
• Proverbs 25:23The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
• Ezekiel 22:9There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
• 1 Timothy 3:11Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.
• Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
• Psalms 18:27For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.
• Psalms 138:6For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
• Job 40:11Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.

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

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• Bible, the
• Neighbor
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• 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