Psalms 15:3
1 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
- KJV
- He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
- WEB
- he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
- ASV
- He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;
- DARBY
- [He that] slandereth not with his tongue, doeth not evil to his companion, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour;
- BLB
- He does not have slander upon his tongue, and he has not done evil to his neighbor, and a reproach he has not taken up against his neighbor.
- ÅB
- Den som ikke baksnakker med tungen,
som ikke gjør ondt mot sin neste
og ikke fører skam over den som står ham nær. - OTB
- Han baktaler ikke med sin tunge,
Gjør ikke ondt mot sin nabo,
Og bringer ikke skam over sin venn; - B1930
- som ikke baktaler med sin tunge, som ikke gjør sin næste ondt og ikke fører skam over den som står ham nær,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 13:10
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Read in contextPsalms 101:5–8
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Read in contextMatthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Read in contextJames 4:11
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:16
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
Read in context3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:4–9
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
Read in context1 Peter 2:1–2
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
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