Psalms 5:4 · KJV
“For thou {art} not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.”
— Psalms 5:4
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct {my prayer} unto thee, and will look up.
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. {in...: Heb. before thine eyes}
Psalms 5 — Context
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct {my prayer} unto thee, and will look up.
4For thou {art} not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. {in...: Heb. before thine eyes}
6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. {bloody...: Heb. man of bloods and deceit}
Cross References
Psalms 11:5
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all {men}, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Malachi 2:17
Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied {him}? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil {is} good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where {is} the God of judgment?
Revelation 21:27
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither {whatsoever} worketh abomination, or {maketh} a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Psalms 50:21
These {things} hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether {such an one} as thyself: {but} I will reprove thee, and set {them} in order before thine eyes.
Psalms 101:7
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. {shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established}
Psalms 140:13
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Psalms 92:15
To shew that the LORD {is} upright: {he is} my rock, and {there is} no unrighteousness in him.