Psalms 101:3

I would never direct my eyes to a thing that is base. The impulse to stray I abhor it shall not cling to me.

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In The King James Version

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

In Context

2I would look to the way that is blameless, and make it my own. Within my own house I would walk with an innocent heart.

4Far from me be perverseness of heart, or kinship with evil.

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Cross References

Joshua 23:6Be resolute, then, in carrying out and obeying all that is written in the law book of Moses, never swerving from it to the right or to the left,

Psalms 14:3But all have turned bad, the taint is on all; not one does good, no, not one.

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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