Psalms 101:5

101:4 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.

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I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Whoever privately slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that has an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

101:6 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. in a: or, perfect in the way

What does Psalms 101:5 mean?

Psalms 101:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סֵתֶר (çêther), לָשַׁן (lâshan), רֵעַ (rêaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Whoso

privilyסֵתֶרçêther/say'-ther/H5643a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

slanderethלָשַׁןlâshan/law-shan'/H3960to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

his

neighbour,רֵעַrêaʻ/ray'-ah/H7453an associate (more or less close)

him

will

cut

off:צָמַתtsâmath/tsaw-math'/H6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)

him

that

hath

highגָּבָהּgâbâhh/gaw-bawh'/H1362lofty (literally or figuratively)

lookעַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

and

proudרָחָבrâchâb/raw-khawb'/H7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively

heartלֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

will

not

suffer.יָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 101:5.

Job 24:15

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. disguiseth: Heb. setteth his face in secret

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 101:5 say?

Psalms 101:5 (King James Version) reads: "Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer."

Is Psalms 101:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 101:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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