Psalms 101:7
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Psalms 101:7 in other translations
| BSB | No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence. |
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| WEB | He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes. |
| ASV | He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes. |
| YLT | He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes. |
| DARBY | He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight. |
| BBE | The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes. |
| Webster | He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. |
What does Psalms 101:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Psalms 101:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 101:7
- Acts 5:1-10
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. …
- 2 Samuel 4:10-12
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
- Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- Psalms 52:2
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Acts 1:16-20
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. …
- Acts 1:25
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
- 2 Kings 5:26-27
And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 4:10-12; 2Ki 5:26,27; Pr 29:12; Ac 1:16-20,25; 5:1-10
tarry in my sight. Heb. be established.
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Context
- 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.
- Psalms 101:7
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
- Psalms 101:8
I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.
Psalms 101:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No habitará dentro de mi casa el que hace fraude: el que habla mentiras no se afirmará delante de mis ojos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui qui pratique la fraude n’habitera pas au-dedans de ma maison; celui qui profère des mensonges ne subsistera pas devant mes yeux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nicht soll wohnen im Innern meines Hauses, wer Trug übt; wer Lügen redet, soll nicht bestehen vor meinen Augen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis; factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio. |