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

3No base thing will I set before my eyes. Twisted behavior I hate— it will not cling to me. 4A perverse heart will depart from me. I will know nothing evil. Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret —him I will silence. Who has haughty eyes and a proud heart —him I will not tolerate. 6My eyes are on the trustworthy of the land, to be in my company. One walking in a blameless way will serve me. 7No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house. No one who utters lies will endure 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, does not wrong his neighbor, and does not disgrace his friend,
• Psalms 50:20You sit, speaking against your brother, slandering your own mother’s son.
• Exodus 29:16then slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it around the altar.
• Exodus 23:1“Do not to spread a false report. Do not join hands with the wicked by becoming a malicious witness.
• Leviticus 19:16“You are not to go up and down as a talebearer among your people. You are not to endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai.
• Proverbs 10:18One who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 20:19A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.
• Proverbs 25:23A north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue angry faces.
• Ezekiel 22:9Slanderous men are in you in order to shed blood. They have eaten at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts in your midst.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I am writing to you not to mix together with anyone who is being called a brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater or a slanderer or a drunkard or a swindler—not even to eat with such a fellow.
• 1 Timothy 3:11Women likewise must be dignified, not backbiting; clear-minded, trustworthy in every respect.
• Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked hotly hunts the poor. Let them be caught in the plots they have planned.
• Psalms 18:27With the pure You are pure, and with the crooked You are shrewd.
• Psalms 138:6For though Adonai is exalted, yet He looks upon the lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Boast no more so proudly— insolence comes out of your mouth. For Adonai is the all-knowing God, and by Him deeds are weighed.
• Job 40:11Scatter the fury of your anger. Look at every proud person and bring 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

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• 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