Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

New American Standard Bible

He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.

King James Version

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Holman Bible

No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.

International Standard Version

A deceitful person will not sit in my house; A liar will not remain in my presence.

American Standard Version

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.

Amplified


He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house;
He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.

Darby Translation

He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.

Julia Smith Translation

He doing deceit shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he speaking falsehoods shall not be prepared before mine eyes.

King James 2000

He that works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that tells lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Lexham Expanded Bible

There will not live in the midst of my house a worker of deceit. One who speaks lies will not remain before my eyes.

Modern King James verseion

He who works falsely shall not dwell within my house; he who tells lies shall not stay in my sight.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

There shall no deceitful person dwell in my house; he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

NET Bible

Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence.

New Heart English Bible

He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

The Emphasized Bible

There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit, - he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;

Webster

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

World English Bible

He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

Youngs Literal Translation

He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.

References

Context Readings

A Vow Of Integrity

6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me. 7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes. 8 Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of LORD.

Cross References

2 Samuel 4:10-12

when he who told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good news, I took hold of him, and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.

2 Kings 5:26-27

And he said to him, Did not my heart go [with thee] when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and m

Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.

Acts 1:16-20

Men, brothers, it was necessary for this Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,

Acts 1:25

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.

Acts 5:1-10

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold property,

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