Psalms 101:5
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
King James Version
In Context
4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
1 Samuel 2:3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 18:27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Psalms 138:6Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Proverbs 10:18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
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 →