Psalms

Psalm 101:3–4

³I will set no worthless thing

before my eyes.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

⁴A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
set	אָשִׁ֨ית׀	’ā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7896 put, set
no	דְּֽבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
worthless thing	בְּלִ֫יָּ֥עַל	bə·lî·yā·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H1100 worthlessness
before	לְנֶ֥גֶד	lə·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-l	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
my eyes	עֵינַ֗י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
I hate	שָׂנֵ֑אתִי	śā·nê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
the work	עֲשֹֽׂה־	‘ă·śōh-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
of those who fall away	סֵטִ֥ים	sê·ṭîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7846 swerver, revolter (?), deeds that swerve
it shall not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cling	יִדְבַּ֣ק	yiḏ·baq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to me	בִּֽי׃	bî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A perverse	עִ֭קֵּשׁ	‘iq·qêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6141 twisted, perverted
heart	לֵבָ֣ב	lê·ḇāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
shall depart	יָס֣וּר	yā·sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from me	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
I will know	אֵדָֽע׃	’ê·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
nothing of	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
evil	רָ֝֗ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 101:3 Psalm 119:37 · Job 31:1 · James 1:13–15 · 2 Samuel 11:2–3 · Proverbs 6:25 · Matthew 5:28 · Psalm 40:4 · Exodus 20:17 · 1 Samuel 12:20–21 · Romans 12:9 · Deuteronomy 15:9 · Jeremiah 22:17

Psalm 101:4 Proverbs 11:20 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–16 · Proverbs 8:13 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · Proverbs 22:24 · Psalm 119:115 · Matthew 7:23 · Proverbs 9:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.