Psalm 101:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ If any person secretly says bad things\par about his neighbor,\par I will stop that person.\par I will not allow people to be proud\par and think they are better than other people.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, Him will I cut off: Him that hath an high look And a proud heart will not I suffer.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Whoso privily slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off [from me]; he who has a haughty look and a proud and arrogant heart I cannot and I will not tolerate.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

Common English Bible

⁵ I will destroy anyone who secretly tells lies about a neighbor. I can’t stomach anyone who has proud eyes or an arrogant heart.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.

Psalm 101:5 Cross References

Psalm 138:6

God is very important,\par but he still cares for humble people.\par God knows what proud people do,\par but he stays far away from them.\par

Psalm 15:3

That kind of person doesn’t say bad things\par about other people.\par That person doesn’t do bad things\par to his neighbors.\par That person doesn’t tell shameful things\par about his own family.\par

Psalm 18:27

Lord, you help humble people.\par But you humiliate proud people.\par

Psalm 50:20

You constantly say bad things\par about other people,\par even your own brothers.\par

Exodus 20:16

“You must not tell lies about other people. [129]

Exodus 23:1

“Don’t tell lies against other people. If you are a witness in court, then don’t agree to help a bad person tell lies.

Proverbs 10:18

A person who hides his hate might be telling a lie. But only a fool tries to find gossip he can spread.

Proverbs 20:19

A person who tells gossip about other people can’t be trusted. So don’t be friends with a person who talks too much.

Proverbs 21:4

Proud looks and proud thoughts are sins. They show a person is evil.

Proverbs 25:23

The wind that blows from the north brings rain. And in the same way, gossip brings anger.

Proverbs 30:13

Some people think they are very good. They think they are much better than other people.

Isaiah 2:11

Proud people will stop being proud. Those proud people will bow down to the ground with shame. At that time, only the Lord will still stand high.

Ezekiel 22:9

People in Jerusalem tell lies about other people. They do this to kill those innocent people. People go to the mountains \{to worship false gods\} and then come to Jerusalem to eat \{their fellowship meals\}.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord!

Luke 18:14

I tell you, when this man finished his prayer and went home, he was right with God. But the Pharisee, {\cf2\super [289]} who felt that he was better than other people, was not right with God. Every person that makes himself important will be made humble. But the person that makes himself humble will be made important.”

1 Corinthians 5:11

I am writing to tell you that the person you must not associate with is this: any person that calls himself a brother in Christ but sins sexually, or is greedy, or worships idols, or talks bad to people, or gets drunk, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with a person like that.

1 Timothy 3:11

In the same way, the women {\cf2\super [12]} must have the respect of other people. They must not be women who talk evil about other people. They must have self-control and be women who can be trusted in everything.

Titus 2:3

Also, teach the older women to be holy {\cf2\super [8]} in the way they live. Teach them not to speak against other people or have the habit of drinking too much wine. Those women should teach what is good.

1 Samuel 2:3

Don’t continue bragging! Don’t speak proud words! Why? Because the Lord God knows everything, God leads and judges people.