Psalms 101:4
The perverse in heart shall be far from me; I will not know a wicked person.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye that do iniquity; For the LORD heareth the voice of my weeping.
Psalms 26:5I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And do not sit with the wicked.
Proverbs 2:12It will deliver thee from the way of the wicked, From the men who speak perverse things;
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, And the deceitful mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 11:20The perverse in heart are the abomination of the LORD; But the upright in their way are his delight.
Proverbs 29:27As the unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, So the upright in his way is an abomination to the wicked.
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 →