Logos Bible Study

Psalm 101:4

The NET BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

101:4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person;6

I will not permit7 evil.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. 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).
  2. 7 Heb “know.” The king will not willingly allow perverse individuals to remain in his royal court.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A perverse heart shall be far from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The perverse of heart shall be far from me;

I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A devious heart will be far from me;

I will not be involved with evil.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will reject perverse ideas

and stay away from every evil.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A perverse heart will depart from me;

I will not know evil.

KJV 1900King James Version

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