6 Heb “a perverse heart will turn aside from me.” The adjective עִקֵּשׁ (’iqqesh) has the basic nuance “twisted; crooked” and by extension refers to someone or something that is morally perverse (see Ps 18:26). It appears frequently in the Book of Proverbs, where it is used of evil people (22:5), speech (8:8; 19:1), thoughts (11:20; 17:20), and life styles (2:15; 28:6).
7 Heb “know.” The king will not willingly allow perverse individuals to remain in his royal court.
8 Heb “[one who has] pride of eyes and wideness [i.e., arrogance] of heart, him I will not endure.”

In other versions

A perverse heart shall be far from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly

I will destroy.

Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart

I will not endure.

The perverse of heart shall be far from me;

I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret,

I will put to silence;

whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,

I will not tolerate.

A devious heart will be far from me;

I will not be involved with evil.

I will destroy anyone

who secretly slanders his neighbor;

I cannot tolerate anyone

with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

I will reject perverse ideas

and stay away from every evil.

I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.

I will not endure conceit and pride.

A perverse heart will depart from me;

I will not know evil.

One who slanders his neighbor in secret,

him I will destroy.

One haughty of eyes and arrogant of heart,

him I will not endure.

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off:

Him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

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