Psalms 101:5
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not take up 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 10:2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 18:27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
Psalms 138:6For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the haughty he knoweth from afar.
Proverbs 10:18He that hideth hatred is of 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 →