Psalms 119:101
I avoid any course of action that leads to evil, because I want to remain faithful to your word.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
In Context
100I even understand more than the elders because I follow your directions.
102I have not disregarded your instructions because you yourself taught me what to do.
Cross References
Psalms 18:23I am blameless in his sight; I keep myself from sinning.
Psalms 119:59As I think about my life, I turn to follow what you have said.
Psalms 119:126Lord, it's time for you to act, for these people have broken your laws.
Isaiah 53:6All of us have wandered off, just like sheep. Each of us has gone our own way, and the Lord allowed all our guilt to fall on him.
Jeremiah 2:36You're just so fickle—you keep on changing your mind! You will end up just as disappointed by your alliance with Egypt as you were with Assyria.
1 Peter 2:1So give up all the evil things that you do: all your dishonesty, hypocrisy, and jealousy, all the ways you speak badly about others.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:99-101
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. We have here an account of David's learning, not that of the Egyptians, but of the Israelites indeed. I. The good method by which he got it. In his youth he minded business in the country as a shepherd; from his youth he minded business in the court and camp.… Read the whole commentary →