Psalms 5:4

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Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.
  • Ps 11:5 : 5 The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.
  • Ps 50:21 : 21 When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!
  • Ps 92:15 : 15 So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair.
  • Ps 94:20 : 20 Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.
  • Ps 101:7 : 7 Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.
  • Ps 140:13 : 13 Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.
  • Hab 1:13 : 13 You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?
  • Mal 2:17 : 17 Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say,“How have we wearied him?” Because you say,“Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s opinion, and he delights in them,” or“Where is the God of justice?”
  • John 14:23 : 23 Jesus replied,“If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
  • 2 Pet 3:13 : 13 But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
  • Rev 21:27 : 27 but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    5Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.

    6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

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    5I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked.

  • Hab 1:13
    75%

    13You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?

  • Ps 1:5
    74%

    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

  • Ps 101:7
    74%

    7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

  • Ps 52:3-5
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    73%

    3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)

    4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.

    5Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living.(Selah)

  • Ps 94:20
    73%

    20Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Ps 36:4
    73%

    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Ps 10:3-4
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    73%

    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

    4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

  • Ps 101:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.

    4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

  • Job 11:14
    72%

    14if iniquity is in your hand– put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Prov 24:15
    72%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Ps 139:19
    72%

    19If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

  • Heb 10:6
    72%

    6“Whole burnt offerings and sin-offerings you took no delight in.

  • Ps 97:10
    72%

    10You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked.

  • Ps 50:16
    72%

    16God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

  • Prov 10:30
    72%

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Ps 141:4
    71%

    4Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

  • Prov 15:26
    71%

    26The LORD abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure.

  • Prov 24:1
    71%

    1Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

  • Ps 34:16
    71%

    16But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

  • Prov 24:19
    71%

    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Ps 9:5
    71%

    5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

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    71%

    16Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

  • Prov 11:20
    71%

    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Ps 81:9
    71%

    9There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

  • Exod 23:7
    71%

    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Ps 10:15
    71%

    15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

  • Ps 91:10
    71%

    10No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.

  • Ps 37:27
    71%

    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

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    71%

    3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

  • Ps 5:3
    71%

    3LORD, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.

  • Ps 140:8
    71%

    8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack!(Selah)

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    71%

    5You, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers!(Selah)

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    70%

    3Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion.

  • Prov 12:21
    70%

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

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    70%

    13Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself,“You will not hold me accountable.”

  • Job 34:22
    70%

    22There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves.

  • Ps 125:4
    70%

    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

  • Eccl 8:13
    70%

    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

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    70%

    4Against you– you above all– I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

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    70%

    5remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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    70%

    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.