Psalms 101:3

Psalms 101:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
• New International Version (NIV)I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.

Context of Psalms 101:3

1I will sing of your love and justice, Lord. I will praise you with songs. 2I will be careful to live a blameless life— when will you come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home. I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do with them. 4I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil. 5I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride.

Psalms 101:3 word by word

לֹֽא־אָשִׁ֨ית׀ לְנֶ֥גֶד עֵינַ֗י דְּֽבַר־בְּלִ֫יָּ֥עַל עֲשֹֽׂה־סֵטִ֥ים שָׂנֵ֑אתִי לֹ֖א יִדְבַּ֣ק בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will setשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• no wickedבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · Belial: worthlessH1100
• thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• before mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• I hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• the workעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• of them that turn asideשׂוּטώûţ sûţ · to swerveH7750
• shall not cleaveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692

Cross-references for Psalms 101:3

• Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
• Psalms 26:4I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.
• Psalms 39:1I said to myself, “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.”
• Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.
• Exodus 20:17“You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”
• 2 Samuel 11:2Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.
• 1 Kings 21:2One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.”
• Job 31:1“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.
• Proverbs 6:24It will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
• Proverbs 23:31Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
• Isaiah 33:15Those who are honest and fair, who refuse to profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong—
• Jeremiah 22:17“But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”
• Hosea 7:6Their hearts are like an oven blazing with intrigue. Their plot smolders through the night, and in the morning it breaks out like a raging fire.
• Micah 2:2When you want a piece of land, you find a way to seize it. When you want someone’s house, you take it by fraud and violence. You cheat a man of his property, stealing his family’s inheritance.
• Matthew 5:28But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Commentaries on Psalms 101:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes - I will undertake no unjust wars; will enter into no sinful alliances; will not oppress my subjects by excessive taxation, to support extravagance in my court. I will not look favourably on things or words of Belial. What is good for nothing or evil in its operation, what is wicked in its principle, and what would lead me away from righteousness and truth, I will never set before my eyes. Them that turn aside…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes - That is, I will propose no wicked thing to be done; I will have no such object in view; I will employ no one to do that which is wrong. The margin, as the Hebrew, is, “thing of Belial.” See the notes at Psalm 41:8. It here means that which is worthless, bad, wicked. He would have no wicked aim; he would not look upon a wicked thing for a moment, or with the least favor. I hate the work of them that turn aside…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This song of praise expresses a commitment to live with integrity and to avoid evil. Jesus meets this ideal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. set ... eyes--as an example to be approved and followed. no wicked thing--literally, "word," plan or purpose of Belial (Psa 41:8). work of ... aside--apostates. not cleave to me--I will not be implicated in it (compare Psa 1:1-3).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 101:3

• Chastisement
• Decision
• Hatred
• Obedience
• Righteousness
• Sin

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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