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Psalms 101:7

I have become like an owl in a ruined house. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow dwelling alone on a roof. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

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

6I have become like a pelican of the wilderness; 1

8All the day long my enemies have reproached me; and they that praised me have sworn against me. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:11You⌃ shall not steal, you⌃ shall not lie, neither shall one bear false witness as an informer against his neighbor.

2 Kings 5:26Whence come you, Giezi? and Giezi said, Your servant has not been hither or there. And Elisaie said to him, Went not my heart with you, when the man returned from his chariot to meet you? and now you have received silver, and now you have received raiment, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants.

Psalms 52:2God looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after God. 1

Ezekiel 13:9And I will stretch forth my hand against the prophets that see false visions, and those that utter vanities: they shall not partake of the instruction of my people, neither shall they be written in the roll of the house of Israel, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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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