Psalm 101:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A perverseעִ֭קֵּשׁ
(ik·kesh)
6141: twisted, pervertedfrom aqash
heartלֵבָ֣ב
(le·vav)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
shall departיָס֣וּר
(ya·sur)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
from me; I will knowאֵדָֽע׃
(e·da.)
3045: to knowa prim. root
noלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
evil.רָ֝֗ע
(ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
A froward
`iqqesh  (ik-kashe')
distorted; hence, false -- crooked, froward, perverse.
heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
shall depart
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from me I will not know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
a wicked
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
person
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil.

King James Bible
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with evil.

International Standard Version
I will not allow anyone with a perverted mind in my presence; I will not be involved with anything evil.

NET Bible
I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
An evil heart passes from me and I have not known evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will keep far away from devious minds. I will have nothing to do with evil.

King James 2000 Bible
A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
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