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Psalms 15:4

who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

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ASV

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

KJV

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נִבְזֶ֤ה׀niv.Zeh[is] despisedH959 →
בְּֽעֵ֘ינָ֤יוbe.'Ei.Navin view hisH5869 →
נִמְאָ֗סnim.'Asa rejected [person]H3988 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
יִרְאֵ֣יyir.'Ei[those] fearingH3373 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068 →
יְכַבֵּ֑דye.kha.Bedhe honorsH3513 →
נִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'he swearsH7650 →
לְ֝הָרַ֗עle.ha.Ra'to do harmH7489 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יָמִֽר׃ya.Mirhe changesH4171 →

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Judges 11:35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”Matthew 5:33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’Psalms 101:6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.Psalms 101:4A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.Isaiah 32:5–6No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.Psalms 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.Job 32:21–22I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.Proverbs 26:1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.Psalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?Isaiah 32:5No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.Joshua 9:18But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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