Psalms 101:3
1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
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.
4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- KJV
- I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
- WEB
- I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
- ASV
- I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
- DARBY
- I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
- BLB
- I do not set before my eyes an object of worthlessness; I have hated the work of those turning aside—it shall not cling to me!
- ÅB
- Jeg vil ikke sette meg fore noe nidingsverk; å gjøre overtredelser hater jeg, det skal ikke henge ved meg.
- OTB
- Jeg vil ikke sette noe verdiløst for mine øyne;
Jeg forakter gjerningene til dem som forviller seg;
Det skal ikke klamre seg til meg. - B1930
- Jeg vil ikke sette mig fore noget nidingsverk; å gjøre overtredelser hater jeg, det skal ikke henge ved mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Read in contextJob 31:1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Read in contextJames 1:13–15
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
Read in context2 Samuel 11:2–3
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Read in contextProverbs 6:25
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Read in contextMatthew 5:28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Read in contextPsalms 40:4
Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Read in context1 Samuel 12:20–21
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
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