Psalms 26:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.”
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BSBPD
“I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 26:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 31:6I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
- Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- Psalms 101:4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
- Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
- Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- 1 Corinthians 5:9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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