Psalms 101:4

A perverse heart, shall depart from me, A maker of mischief, will I not acknowledge;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

In Context

3I will not set before mine eyes, a vile thing,—The doing of them who fall away, I hate, It shall not cleave unto me;

5He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.

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Cross References

Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity, for Yahweh hath heard the voice of my weeping:

Psalms 26:5I have hated the convocation of evil-doers, and, with lawless men, would I not sit;

Proverbs 2:12To rescue thee from the way of the wrongful, from the man that speaketh perverse things;

Proverbs 8:13The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.

Proverbs 11:20The abomination of Yahweh, are they of perverse heart, but, his delight, are the men of blameless life.

Proverbs 29:27An abomination to the righteous, is the man of perversity, and, an abomination to the lawless, is a man of straightforward way.

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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