Psalms 101:7

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist, speaking as a king in the immediate context, addresses his household and court to set the boundary for who may remain in his presence. The words — דֹּבֵר שְׁקָרִים (do.Ver she.ka.Rim) literally means “speaking lies,” paired with עֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּה ('o.Seh re.Mi.Yah) for “practicing deceit.” The thread — This standard of purging deception from leadership runs through Proverbs 29:12, 2 Samuel 4:10, and Acts 5:1. Why it lands — The text requires leaders and their households to actively expel liars and deceivers, making integrity a strict condition for proximity to authority.

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The Hebrew words

לֹֽא־lo'-not יֵשֵׁ֨ב׀ye.Shevhe will dwell בְּקֶ֥רֶבbe./Ke.revin/ [the] midst of בֵּיתִי֮bei.T/ihouse/ my עֹשֵׂ֪ה'o.Seh[one who] does רְמִ֫יָּ֥הre.Mi.Yah<of> deceit דֹּבֵ֥רdo.Ver[one who] speaks שְׁקָרִ֑יםshe.ka.Rimlies לֹֽא־lo'-not יִ֝כּ֗וֹןyi.Konhe will be established לְנֶ֣גֶדle./Ne.gedto/ before עֵינָֽי׃'ei.Na/ieyes/ my

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Acts 5:1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
2 Samuel 4:10 when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
Psalms 52:2 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Acts 1:16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
2 Kings 5:26 But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?
Acts 1:25 to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”