Psalm 101:3 Parallel Translations

I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. I hate what unfaithful people do. I want no part of it.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

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.

BBE:

I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave unto me.

JPS:

I will set no base thing before mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto me.

WBS:

I will set no wicked thing before my 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.

YLT:

I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

Psalm 101:3 Cross References

XREF:

Deuteronomy 15:9 "Beware that there is no base thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,' and your eye is hostile toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry to the LORD against you, and it will be a sin in you.

Joshua 23:6 "Be very firm, then, to keep and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so that you may not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left,

Psalm 40:4 How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

101:3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate {c} the work of them that turn aside; [it] shall not cleave to me.
(c) He shows that magistrates do not do their duties, unless they are enemies to all vice.

MHC:

101:1-8 David's vow and profession of godliness. - In this psalm we have David declaring how he intended to regulate his household, and to govern his kingdom, that he might stop wickedness, and encourage godliness. It is also applicable to private families, and is the householder's psalm. It teaches all that have any power, whether more or less, to use it so as to be a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well. The chosen subject of the psalm is God's mercy and judgment. The Lord's providences concerning his people are commonly mixed; mercy and judgment. God has set the one over against the other, both to do good, like showers and sunshine. When, in his providence, he exercises us with the mixture of mercy and judgment, we must make suitable acknowledgments to him for both. Family mercies and family afflictions are both calls to family religion. Those who are in public stations are not thereby excused from care in governing their families; they are the more concerned to set a good example of ruling their own houses well. Whenever a man has a house of his own, let him seek to have God to dwell with him; and those may expect his presence, who walk with a perfect heart, in a perfect way. David resolves to practise no evil himself. He further resolves not to keep bad servants, nor to employ those about him that are wicked. He will not admit them into his family, lest they spread the infection of sin. A froward heart, one that delights to be cross and perverse, is not fit for society, the bond of which is Christian love. Nor will he countenance slanderers, those who take pleasure in wounding their neighbour's reputation. Also, God resists the proud, and false, deceitful people, who scruple not to tell lies, or commit frauds. Let every one be zealous and diligent to reform his own heart and ways, and to do this early; ever mindful of that future, most awful morning, when the King of righteousness shall cut off all wicked doers from the heavenly Jerusalem.

CONC:

Adhereth Anything Aside Base Belial Cleave Cling Crooked Deeds Evil Faithless Fall Fasten Grip Hate Hated Turn Turning Vile Wicked Worthless

Base Belial Cleave Cling Crooked Deeds Evil Eyes Faithless Fall Fasten Grip Hate Hated Side Turn Turning Vile Wicked Work Worthless

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