Psalm 5:4
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For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
In other translations
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 11:5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
- Hebrews 12:14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- Malachi 2:17Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
- Revelation 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Psalm 50:21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
- Psalm 140:13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
- Psalm 92:15To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
- Psalm 101:7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
- 2 Peter 3:13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
- Habakkuk 1:13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
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