Psalms 101:7

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

In Context

6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me.

8Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of LORD.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal, nor shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

2 Kings 5:26And he said to him, Did not my heart go [with thee] when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and m

Psalms 52:2Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Ezekiel 13:9And my hand shall be against the prophets who see FALSE visions, and who divine lies. They shall not be in the council of my people, nor shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the

Acts 1:25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 101:2-8

Mercy and Judgment; David's Pious Resolution. 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. 3 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 a high… Read the whole commentary →

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