Psalms 101:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

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  • Prov 11:20 : 20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight
  • Prov 22:24 : 24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:
  • Matt 7:23 : 23 And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.
  • 2 Cor 6:14-16 : 14 Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark? 15 And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not? 16 And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • 2 Cor 11:33 : 33 And being let down in a basket from the wall through a window, I got free from his hands.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.
  • Ps 6:8 : 8 Go from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has given ear to the voice of my weeping.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
  • Prov 2:12-15 : 12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false; 13 Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads; 14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner; 15 Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

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  • Ps 101:2-3
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    2 I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

    3 I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

  • Ps 101:5-8
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    5 I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

    6 My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

    7 The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

    8 Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.

  • Ps 26:4-5
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    4 I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.

    5 I have been a hater of the band of wrongdoers, and I will not be seated among sinners.

  • 4 Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.

  • 115 Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.

  • 3 Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

  • 13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • 20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

  • 101 I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.

  • 24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.

  • 20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

  • 29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Ps 5:4-5
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    4 For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.

    5 The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14 Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.

    15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.

  • 12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

  • 23 O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:

  • 9 The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

  • 17 I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.

  • 32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.

  • 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

  • 7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

  • 5 To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

  • 3 You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.

  • Ps 10:3-4
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    3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

    4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

  • Job 27:4-5
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    4 Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

    5 Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

  • 4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • 4 A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.

  • 10 The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

  • 27 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

  • 4 O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

  • 7 Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

  • 26 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

  • 18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • 11 I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

  • 17 Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.

  • 12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

  • 32 The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

  • 27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

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    8 Go from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has given ear to the voice of my weeping.

  • 4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.