Psalm 101:3

Contemporary English Version 1995

I refuse to be corrupt or to take part in anything crooked,

Cross References

Psalm 119:37

Take away my foolish desires, and let me find life by walking with you.

Job 31:1

I promised myself never to stare with desire at a young woman.

Proverbs 6:25

Don't let yourself be attracted by the charm and lovely eyes of someone like that.

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts.

Psalm 40:4

You bless all of those who trust you, Lord, and refuse to worship idols or follow false gods.

Exodus 20:17

Do not desire to possess anything that belongs to another person—not a house, a wife, a husband, a slave, an ox, a donkey, or anything else.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful! Don't say to yourself, “Soon it will be the seventh year, and then I won't be able to get my money back.” It would be horrible for you to think that way and to be so selfish that you refuse to help the poor. They are your relatives, and if you don't help them, they may ask the Lord to decide whether you have done wrong. And he will say that you are guilty.

2 Peter 2:21

They would have been better off if they had never known about the right way. Even after they knew what was right, they turned their backs on the holy commandments they were given.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know God, or better still, God knows you. How can you turn back and become the slaves of those weak and pitiful powers?

Romans 12:9

Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good.

Jeremiah 22:17

But all you think about is how to cheat or abuse or murder some innocent victim.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It's better to enjoy what we have than to always want something else, because that makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Joshua 23:6

Be sure that you carefully obey everything written in The Book of the Law of Moses and do exactly what it says.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not like those people who turn back and get destroyed. We will keep on having faith until we are saved.

Psalm 119:113

I hate anyone whose loyalty is divided, but I love your Law.

Psalm 78:41

They kept testing him and caused terrible pain for the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 14:3

But all of them are corrupt; no one does right.

Exodus 32:8

They have already stopped obeying me and have made themselves an idol in the shape of a young bull. They have bowed down to it, offered sacrifices, and said that it is the god who brought them out of Egypt.

Micah 2:2

You grab any field or house that you want; you cheat families out of homes and land.

Isaiah 33:15

But there will be rewards for those who live right and tell the truth, for those who refuse to take money by force or accept bribes, for all who hate murder and violent crimes.

Isaiah 30:11

Stop telling us what God has said! We don't want to hear any more about the holy One of Israel.

Psalm 39:1

I told myself, “I'll be careful not to sin by what I say, and I'll muzzle my mouth when evil people are near.”

Psalm 125:5

When the Lord punishes the wicked, he will punish everyone else who lives an evil life. Pray for peace in Israel!

Psalm 97:10

Love the Lord and hate evil! God protects his loyal people and rescues them from violence.

Psalm 78:57

They were as unfaithful as their ancestors, and they were as crooked as a twisted arrow.

Psalm 36:3

They tell deceitful lies, and they don't have the sense to live right.

1 Samuel 15:11

“Saul has stopped obeying me, and I'm sorry that I made him king.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out in prayer to the Lord all night.

1 John 2:19

These people came from our own group, yet they were not really part of us. If they had been part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, which proves they did not belong to our group.

Psalm 41:9

My most trusted friend has turned against me, though he ate at my table.

Psalm 139:22

They are my enemies too, and I truly hate them.

Proverbs 6:12

Worthless liars go around

Proverbs 6:13

winking and giving signals to deceive others.

Proverbs 8:13

If you respect the Lord, you will hate evil. I hate pride and conceit and deceitful lies.

Zechariah 8:17

Don't ever plan evil things against others or tell lies under oath. I, the Lord, hate such things.