Psalms 101:3
What does Psalms 101:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 101:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am in trouble, incline thy ear to me. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 78:57
But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
- Joshua 23:6
Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
- Psalms 78:41
And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.
- James 1:13
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:
- Galatians 4:9
but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?
- Romans 12:9
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
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