Psalms 101 · Verse 5

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.
Psalms 101:5, King James Version

Psalms 101:5 in other translations

BSBWhoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
WEBI will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.
ASVWhoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
YLTWhoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.
DARBYWhoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.
BBEI will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.
WebsterWhoever privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath a high look and a proud heart I will not suffer.

What does Psalms 101:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 101:5-6
5-6. The slanderers and haughty persons, so mischievous in society, I will disown; but--

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor - All flatterers and time-servers, and those who by insinuations and false accusations endeavor to supplant the upright, that they may obtain their offices for themselves or their dependants, will I consider as enemies to the state, I will abominate, and expel them from my court. The Chaldee gives a remarkable meaning to the Hebrew, מלשני בסתר רעהו melasheni bassether reehu, which we translate, Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, and which it renders thus, דמשתעי לישן תליתי על חבריה demishtaey lishan telitai al chabreyah: "He who speaks with the triple tongue against his neighbor." That is, the tongue by which he slays three persons, viz., 1. The man whom he slanders; 2. Him to whom he communicates the slander; and, 3. Himself, the slanderer. Every slanderer has his triple tongue, and by every slander inflicts those three deadly wounds. Such a person deserves to be cut off. On this subject St. Jerome speaks nearly in the same way: Ille qui detrahit, et se, et illum qui audit, demergit; "He who slanders ruins both himself and him who hears him;" he might have added, and him who is slandered, for this is often the case; the innocent are ruined by detraction. A high look and a proud heart - One who is seeking preferment; who sticks at nothing to gain it; and one who behaves himself haughtily and insolently in his office. Will not I suffer - לא אוכל lo uchal, I cannot away with. These persons especially will I drive from my presence, and from all state employments.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 101:5 in the original Hebrew

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מְלָשְׁנִ֬יme.la.she.Ni[one who] slandersH3960
בַסֵּ֨תֶר\׀va.Se.terin <the> secrecyH5643
רֵעֵהוּ֮re.'e.Huneighbor hisH7453
אוֹת֪וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
אַ֫צְמִ֥ית'atz.MitI will destroyH6789
גְּֽבַהּ\־ge.vah-[the] haughty ofH1364
עֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimeyesH5869
וּרְחַ֣בu.re.Chavand [the] wide ofH7342
לֵבָ֑בle.VavheartH3824
אֹ֝ת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
אוּכָֽל\׃'u.KhalI will be ableH3201

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 101:5

  • Psalms 15:3

    He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

  • Psalms 18:27

    For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

  • 1 Corinthians 5:11

    But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

  • Luke 18:14

    I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

  • Obadiah 1:3-4

    The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.

  • Proverbs 30:13

    There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

  • Proverbs 6:16-19

    These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • Psalms 50:20

    Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

  • Titus 2:3

    The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

  • Proverbs 20:19

    He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  • 1 Peter 5:5-6

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

  • Daniel 4:37

    Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Whoso.
15:3; 50:20; Ex 20:16; 23:1; Le 19:16; Pr 10:18; 20:19; 25:23
Eze 22:9; 1Co 5:11; 1Ti 3:11; Tit 2:3
an high.
10:2-4; 18:27; 138:6; 1Sa 2:3; Job 40:11,12; Pr 6:16-19; 30:13
Isa 2:11; Da 4:37; Ob 1:3,4; Lu 18:14; 1Pe 5:5,6

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Context

  • Psalms 101:4

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

  • 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.

  • Psalms 101:6

    Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

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Psalms 101:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Al que solapadamente infama á su prójimo, yo le cortaré; no sufriré al de ojos altaneros, y de corazón vanidoso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Celui qui calomnie en secret son prochain, je le détruirai; celui qui a les yeux hautains et le cœur orgueilleux, je ne le supporterai pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wer seinen Nächsten heimlich verleumdet, den will ich vertilgen; wer stolzer Augen und hochmütigen Herzens ist, den will ich nicht dulden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Percussus sum ut fœnum, et aruit cor meum, quia oblitus sum comedere panem meum.