Psalms 119 · Verse 3

Psalms 119:3

They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
Psalms 119:3, King James Version

Psalms 119:3 in other translations

BSBThey do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
WEBYes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
ASVYea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways.
YLTYea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
DARBYWho also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
BBEThey do no evil; they go in his ways.
WebsterThey also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

What does Psalms 119:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. his ways--the course He reveals as right.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 They also do no iniquity - They avoid all idolatry, injustice, and wrong; and they walk in God's ways, not in those ways to which an evil heart might entice them, nor those in which the thoughtless and the profligate tread.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:1-8

The general scope and design of this psalm is to magnify the Divine law, and make it honourable. There are ten words by which Divine revelation is called in this psalm, and each expresses what God expects from us, and what we may expect from him. 1. God's law; this is enacted by him as our Sovereign. 2. His way; this is the rule of his providence. 3. His testimonies; they are solemnly declared to the world. 4. His…

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Psalms 119:3 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.

אַ֭ף'afalsoH637
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
פָעֲל֣וּfa.'a.Luthey doH6466
עַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahinjusticeH5766
בִּדְרָכָ֥יוbid.ra.Khavin ways hisH1870
הָלָֽכוּ\׃ha.La.khuthey walkH1980

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

Cross references for Psalms 119:3

  • 1 John 5:18

    We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

  • 1 John 3:9

    Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Jo 3:9; 5:18

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

Context

  • Psalms 119:2

    Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

  • Psalms 119:3

    They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

  • Psalms 119:4

    Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

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Psalms 119:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pues no hacen iniquidad los que andan en sus caminos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qui aussi ne font pas d’iniquité; ils marchent dans ses voies.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die auch kein Unrecht tun, in seinen Wegen wandeln!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quid detur tibi, aut quid apponatur tibi ad linguam dolosam?