Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
Holman Bible
evil cannot dwell with You.
International Standard Version
Indeed, you aren't a God who delights in wickedness; evil will never dwell with you.
A Conservative Version
For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
American Standard Version
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
Amplified
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You.
Bible in Basic English
For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.
Julia Smith Translation
For thou not a God delighting in injustice: and evil shall not dwell with thee.
King James 2000
For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you [are] not a God [who] desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.
Modern King James verseion
For You are not a God that enjoys wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness; neither shall any evil dwell with thee.
NET Bible
Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.
New Heart English Bible
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.
The Emphasized Bible
For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine:
Webster
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
World English Bible
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.
Youngs Literal Translation
For not a God desiring wickedness art Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.
Themes
Error » Known to God » Hateful to God
Evil » Evil not dwelling with God
Iniquity » God hating iniquity
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 5:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Refuge Of The Righteous
3 Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee. 5 Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17
And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.
Psalm 11:5
Jehovah trieth the righteous one; but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth.
Psalm 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Psalm 92:15
To shew that Jehovah is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Psalm 94:20
Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
Psalm 101:7
He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.
Psalm 140:13
Yea, the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Habakkuk 1:13
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on mischief: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and keepest silence when the wicked swalloweth up a man more righteous than he?
Malachi 2:17
Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, and ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him.
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
2 Peter 3:13
But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.
Revelation 21:27
And nothing common, nor that maketh an abomination and a lie, shall at all enter into it; but those only who are written in the book of life of the Lamb.