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Psalms 101:7

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
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established

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He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

He that works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that tells lies shall not tarry in my sight.

101:8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

What does Psalms 101:7 mean?

Psalms 101:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), רְמִיָּה (rᵉmîyâh), יָשַׁב (yâshab).

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He
that
workethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
deceitרְמִיָּהrᵉmîyâh/rem-ee-yaw'/H7423remissness, treachery
shall
not
dwellיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
withinקֶרֶבqereb/keh'-reb/H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
my
house:בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
he
that
tellethדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
liesשֶׁקֶרsheqer/sheh'-ker/H8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
shall
not
tarryכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
in
my
sight.עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
shall
not
tarry:
Heb.
shall
not
be
established

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 101:7.

Genesis 17:23

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 18:5

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. comfort: Heb. stay are: Heb. you have passed

Genesis 24:3

And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Genesis 24:7

The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Genesis 27:19

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

Genesis 6:14

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. rooms: Heb. nests

Psalms 120:2

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 101:7 say?

Psalms 101:7 (King James Version) reads: "He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established"

Is Psalms 101:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 101:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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