Psalms 26 · Verse 4

Psalms 26:4

I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Psalms 26:4, King James Version

Psalms 26:4 in other translations

BSBI do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
WEBI have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.
ASVI have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.
YLTI have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.
DARBYI have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;
BBEI have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.
WebsterI have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

What does Psalms 26:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 26:4-8
4-8. As exemplified by the fruits of divine grace, presented in his life, especially in his avoiding the wicked and his purposes of cleaving to God's worship.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 I have not sat with vain persons - מתי שוא methey shav, men of lies, dissemblers, backbiters, etc. Neither will I go in with dissemblers - נעלמים naalamim, the hidden ones, the dark designers, the secret plotters and conspirators in the state.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 26:4 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.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יָ֭שַׁבְתִּיYa.shav.tiI sitH3427
עִם\־'im-withH5973
מְתֵי\־me.tei-men ofH4962
שָׁ֑וְאShav'falsehoodH7723
וְעִ֥םve.'Imand withH5973
נַ֝עֲלָמִ֗יםna.'a.la.Mim[those who] conceal themselvesH5956
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
אָבֽוֹא\׃'a.Vo'I goH935

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

Cross references for Psalms 26:4

  • Jeremiah 15:17

    I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

  • Psalms 1:1

    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  • Proverbs 13:20

    He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17

    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

  • Psalms 119:115

    Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33

    Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  • Psalms 119:63

    I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

  • Proverbs 9:6

    Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  • Proverbs 12:11

    He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:1; 119:63,115; Pr 9:6; 12:11; 13:20; Jer 15:17; 1Co 15:33
2Co 6:17

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

Context

  • Psalms 26:3

    For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

  • Psalms 26:4

    I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

  • Psalms 26:5

    I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

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Psalms 26:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No me he sentado con hombres de falsedad; ni entré con los que andan encubiertamente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je ne me suis pas assis avec des hommes vains, et je ne suis pas allé avec les gens dissimulés;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nicht habe ich gesessen bei falschen Leuten, und mit Hinterlistigen ging ich nicht um.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Unam petii a Domino, hanc requiram, ut inhabitem in domo Domini omnibus diebus vitæ meæ; ut videam voluptatem Domini, et visitem templum ejus.