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Psalms 101:3

101:2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. wicked: Heb. thing of Belial

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I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not stick to me.

101:4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

What does Psalms 101:3 mean?

Psalms 101:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁית (shîyth), בְּלִיַּעַל (bᵉlîyaʻal), דָּבָר (dâbâr).

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I
will
setשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)
no
wickedבְּלִיַּעַלbᵉlîyaʻal/bel-e-yah'-al/H1100without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
thingדָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
before
mine
eyes:עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
I
hateשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)
the
workעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
of
them
that
turn
aside;שׂוּטsûwṭ/soot/H7750to detrude, i.e. (intransitively and figuratively) become derelict (wrongly practise; namely, idolatry)
it
shall
not
cleaveדָּבַקdâbaq/daw-bak'/H1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
to
me.
wicked:
Heb.
thing
of
Belial

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Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

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What does Psalms 101:3 say?

Psalms 101:3 (King James Version) reads: "I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. wicked: Heb. thing of Belial"

Is Psalms 101:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 101:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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