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Psalms 101:7

He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.

Darby Translation

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

6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

8Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:11Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not lie one to another.

2 Kings 5:26And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again 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 bondmen, and bondwomen?

Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.

Ezekiel 13:9And my hand shall be against the prophets that see vanity and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, neither shall they be written in the register of the house of Israel, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord Jehovah.

Acts 1:25to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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