Psalms 5:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.
  • Ps 11:5 : 5 The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.
  • Ps 50:21 : 21 These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.
  • Ps 92:15 : 15 For a sign that the Lord is upright; he is my Rock, there is no deceit in him.
  • Ps 94:20 : 20 What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
  • Ps 101:7 : 7 The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.
  • Ps 140:13 : 13 Truly, the upright will give praise to your name: the holy will have a place in your house.
  • Hab 1:13 : 13 Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?
  • Mal 2:17 : 17 You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?
  • John 14:23 : 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
  • 2 Pet 3:13 : 13 But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
  • Rev 21:27 : 27 And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.

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    13 Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?

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  • Ps 101:7
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    7 The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

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    20 What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

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  • Ps 36:4
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  • Ps 10:3-4
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    19 If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood.

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    6 You had no joy in burned offerings or in offerings for sin.

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    30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

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    26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.

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    19 Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

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