Psalms 101 · Verse 7

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, King James Version

Psalms 101:7 in other translations

BSBNo one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
WEBHe who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.
ASVHe that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.
YLTHe dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.
DARBYHe that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.
BBEThe worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.
WebsterHe 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
7. not dwell--literally, "not sit," or tarry, or be established.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 He that worketh deceit - that tenets lies - I will expel from my court all sycophants and flatterers. Tiberius encouraged flatterers; Titus burned some, banished several others, and sold many for slaves.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 101:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יֵשֵׁ֨ב\׀ye.Shevhe will dwellH3427
בְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revin [the] midst ofH7130
בֵּיתִי֮bei.Tihouse myH1004
עֹשֵׂ֪ה'o.Seh[one who] doesH6213
רְמִ֫יָּ֥הre.Mi.Yah<of> deceitH7423
דֹּבֵ֥רdo.Ver[one who] speaksH1696
שְׁקָרִ֑יםshe.ka.RimliesH8267
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִ֝כּ֗וֹןyi.Konhe will be establishedH3559
לְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedto beforeH5048
עֵינָֽי\׃'ei.Naieyes myH5869

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

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.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that worketh.
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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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.

Read all of Psalms 101

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.
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.