Psalms 101:4
101:3 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 BelialA froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
KJV
A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
A fraudulent heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
What does Psalms 101:4 mean?
Psalms 101:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עִקֵּשׁ (ʻiqqêsh), לֵבָב (lêbâb), סוּר (çûwr).
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Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Genesis 20:6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Genesis 3:22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis 41:21And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. eaten: Heb. come to the inward parts of them
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What does Psalms 101:4 say?
Psalms 101:4 (King James Version) reads: "A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person."
Is Psalms 101:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 101:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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