Psalms 15:4
2 He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
3 who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
5 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;
- ASV
- In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;
- DARBY
- In whose eyes the depraved person is contemned, and who honoureth them that fear Jehovah; who, if he have sworn to his own hurt, changeth it not;
- BLB
- A rejected one is despised in his eyes, and those fearful of YHWH he honors—one [who] swears to endure evil, and not changing.
- ÅB
- Den som forakter den gudløse,
men ærer dem som frykter Herren;
som ikke bryter løftet når han har sverget til sin egen skade. - OTB
- I hans øyne er en foraktelig person foraktet,
Men han ærer dem som frykter Herren;
Han avlegger en ed til egen skade, og endrer den ikke; - B1930
- den som ser med ringeakt på den gudløse, men som ærer dem som frykter Herren, som sverger sig selv til skade og ikke bryter sitt ord,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 11:35
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
Read in contextMatthew 5:33
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
Read in contextPsalms 101:6
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
Read in contextPsalms 101:4
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:5–6
No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
Read in context1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
Read in contextPsalms 16:3
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
Read in contextPsalms 119:63
I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
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