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Psalm 101:5–6

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101:5I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret.

I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.8

101:6I will favor the honest people of the land,9

and allow them to live with me.10

Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.11

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Footnotes

  1. 8 Heb “[one who has] pride of eyes and wideness [i.e., arrogance] of heart, him I will not endure.”
  2. 9 Heb “my eyes [are] on the faithful of the land.”
  3. 10 The Hebrew text simply reads, “in order to live with me.”
  4. 11 Heb “one who walks in the way of integrity, he will minister to me.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly

I will destroy.

Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart

I will not endure.

I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he who walks in the way that is blameless

shall minister to me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret,

I will put to silence;

whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,

I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

the one whose walk is blameless

will minister to me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will destroy anyone

who secretly slanders his neighbor;

I cannot tolerate anyone

with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land

so that they may sit down with me.

The one who follows the way of integrity

may serve me.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.

I will not endure conceit and pride.

I will search for faithful people

to be my companions.

Only those who are above reproach

will be allowed to serve me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

One who slanders his neighbor in secret,

him I will destroy.

One haughty of eyes and arrogant of heart,

him I will not endure.

My eyes will be on the faithful of the land,

that they may live with me.

He who walks in the way of integrity,

he shall minister to me.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me:

He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.