Psalms 26:5
I hate the assembly of knaves, I would never sit down with the wicked;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the wicked.
In Context
4I never sat down with the worthless, nor companied with dissemblers.
6but, with hands washed in innocence, I would march round your altar, O Lord,
Cross References
Psalms 31:6I hate those devoted to worthless idols; I trust in the Lord.
Psalms 101:4Far from me be perverseness of heart, or kinship with evil.
Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat in the company of tax collectors and outcasts?”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 26:2-6
Devout Appeals. 1 Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 2 Examine me, O Lord , and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. It is probable that David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul and his… Read the whole commentary →