Psalms 26:4
I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
In Context
3For Thy kindness [is] before mine eyes, And I have walked habitually in Thy truth.
5I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.
Cross References
Job 31:5If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,
Psalms 101:4A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.
Psalms 119:115Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Proverbs 12:11Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
Jeremiah 15:17I have not sat in an assembly of deriders, Nor do I exult, because of thy hand, — Alone I have sat, For [with] indignation Thou hast filled me.
2 Corinthians 6:17wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I — I will receive you,
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 →