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 not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. I hate what unfaithful people do. I want no part of it. 4I will keep far away from devious minds. I will have nothing to do with evil. I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart. 6My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land so that they may live with me. The person who lives with integrity will serve me. 7The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home. The one who tells lies will not 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 15:3The one who does not slander with his tongue, do evil to a friend, or bring disgrace on his neighbor.
• Psalms 50:20You sit and talk against your own brother. You slander your own mother’s son.
• Exodus 29:16Slaughter it, take the blood, and throw it against the altar on all sides.
• Exodus 23:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Never spread false rumors. Don’t join forces with wicked people by giving false testimony.
• Leviticus 19:16Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 10:18Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips. Whoever spreads slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 20:19Whoever goes around as a gossip tells secrets. Do not associate with a person whose mouth is always open.
• Proverbs 25:23⌞As⌟ the north wind brings rain, so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.
• Ezekiel 22:9Some of your people slander. They want to kill people. People who live in you eat food sacrificed to idols at the worship sites on the hills, and they sin sexually.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11Now, what I meant was that you should not associate with people who call themselves brothers or sisters in the Christian faith but live in sexual sin, are greedy, worship false gods, use abusive language, get drunk, or are dishonest. Don’t eat with such people.
• 1 Timothy 3:11Their wives must also be of good character. They must not be gossips, but they must control their tempers and be trustworthy in every way.
• Psalms 10:2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
• Psalms 18:27You save humble people, but you bring down a conceited look.
• Psalms 138:6Even though the Lord is high above, he sees humble people ⌞close up⌟, and he recognizes arrogant people from a distance.
• 1 Samuel 2:3“Do not boast ⌞or⌟ let arrogance come out of your mouth because the Lord is a God of knowledge, and he weighs ⌞our⌟ actions.
• Job 40:11Unleash your outbursts of anger. Look at all who are arrogant, and put them down.

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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• 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