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 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 set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me. 4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness. 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. 6My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me; He who walks in a perfect way, He shall serve me. 7He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue 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 who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take 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 you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar.
• Exodus 23:1“You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
• Leviticus 19:16You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 10:18Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
• Proverbs 25:23The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
• Ezekiel 22:9In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
• 1 Timothy 3:11Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
• Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
• Psalms 18:27For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.
• Psalms 138:6Though the Lord is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.
• 1 Samuel 2:3“Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.
• Job 40:11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble 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