Psalms 26:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.”
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BSBPD
“I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 26:4 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 31:5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Psalms 101:4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
- Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
- Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
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