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Psalm 101:3–7

I will not look with approval

on anything that is vile.v

I hate what faithless people do;w

I will have no part in it.

The perverse of heartx shall be far from me;

I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbory in secret,

I will put to silence;

whoever has haughty eyesz 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 blamelessa

will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit

will dwell in my house;

no one who speaks falsely

will stand in my presence.

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Psalm 101:3–7 — 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.

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.

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.

No one who practices deceit

shall dwell in my house;

no one who utters lies

shall continue before my eyes.

Psalm 101:3–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:

I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

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.

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.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:

He that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Psalm 101:3–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I will refuse to look at

anything vile and vulgar.

I hate all who deal crookedly;

I will have nothing to do with them.

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.

I will search for faithful people

to be my companions.

Only those who are above reproach

will be allowed to serve me.

I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house,

and liars will not stay in my presence.

Psalm 101:3–7 — The 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.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will not know wickedness.

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.

My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,

That they may dwell with me;

He who walks in a perfect way,

He shall serve me.

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;

He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.

Psalm 101:3–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

I will not look at anything wicked.

I hate those who turn against you;

they will not be found near me.

Let those who want to do wrong stay away from me;

I will have nothing to do with evil.

If anyone secretly says things against his neighbor,

I will stop him.

I will not allow people

to be proud and look down on others.

I will look for trustworthy people

so I can live with them in the land.

Only those who live innocent lives

will be my servants.

No one who is dishonest will live in my house;

no liars will stay around me.

Psalm 101:3–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I will set no base thing before mine eyes:

I hate the work of them that turn aside;

It shall not cleave unto me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me:

I will know no evil thing.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy:

Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not 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 minister unto me.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:

He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.

Psalm 101:3–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil. Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not 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. He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.

Psalm 101:3–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. 

I hate what unfaithful people do. 

I want no part of it. 

I will keep far away from devious minds. 

I will have nothing to do with evil. 

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. 

I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart. 

My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land 

so that they may live with me. 

The person who lives with integrity will serve me. 

The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home. 

The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence. 

Psalm 101:3–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.

I hate the practice of transgression;

it will not cling to me.

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.

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.

No one who acts deceitfully

will live in my palace;

no one who tells lies

will remain in my presence.

Psalm 101:3–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I will not set before my eyes

anything that is base.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

One who secretly slanders a neighbor

I will destroy.

A haughty look and an arrogant heart

I will not tolerate.

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

so that they may live with me;

whoever walks in the way that is blameless

shall minister to me.

No one who practices deceit

shall remain in my house;

no one who utters lies

shall continue in my presence.

Psalm 101:3–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I will not set before my eyes

any wicked thing.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it will not cling to me.

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.

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.

There will not live in the midst of my house

a worker of deceit.

One who speaks lies

will not remain before my eyes.

Psalm 101:3–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I won’t look at anything that is evil.

I hate the acts of people who aren’t faithful to you.

I don’t even want people like that around me.

I will stay away from those whose hearts are twisted.

I don’t want to have anything to do with evil.

I will get rid of anyone

who tells lies about his neighbor in secret.

I won’t put up with anyone

whose eyes and heart are proud.

I will look with favor on the faithful people in the land.

They will live with me.

Those whose lives are without blame will serve me.

No one who lies and cheats

will live in my house.

No one who tells lies

will serve me.

Psalm 101:3–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;

I hate the work of those who fall away;

It shall not fasten its grip on me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know no evil.

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy;

No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;

He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.

He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;

He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.


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