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 thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me. 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil. Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure. 6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me. 7He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.

Psalms 101:5 word by word

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

• Whoever secretlyסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• slandersלָשַׁןlâshan · to slanderH3960
• his neighborרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• destroyצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• Noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• haughtyגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
• lookעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• and an arrogantרָחָבrâchâb · broad: wideH7342
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• will I endureיָכֹלyâkôl 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 29:16and you shall slaughter the ram and shall take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar.
• Exodus 23:1“You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
• Leviticus 19:16You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor; I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 10:18He who conceals hatred has lying lips, And he who spreads slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip.
• Proverbs 25:23The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
• Ezekiel 22:9Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one.
• 1 Timothy 3:11Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.
• Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
• Psalms 18:27For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase.
• Psalms 138:6For though the Lord is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Boast no more so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the Lord is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed.
• Job 40:11Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on 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