Psalms 119:101

119:100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

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I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep your word.

119:102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

What does Psalms 119:101 mean?

Psalms 119:101 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כָּלָא (kâlâʼ), רֶגֶל (regel), רַע (raʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

have

refrainedכָּלָאkâlâʼ/kaw-law'/H3607to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)

feetרֶגֶלregel/reh'-gel/H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

from

every

evilרַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

way,אֹרַחʼôrach/o'-rakh/H734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan

that

might

keepשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

thy

word.דָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

Topics

Instruction Obedience Temptation

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:101.

Genesis 24:50

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Genesis 30:31

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

Genesis 31:24

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. either: Heb. from good to bad

Genesis 31:29

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:101 say?

Psalms 119:101 (King James Version) reads: "I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word."

Is Psalms 119:101 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:101 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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