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Let the perverse of heart remain far from me;
    I will not tolerate the wicked.
[a]Anyone who secretly slanders a neighbor
    I will reduce to silence.
Anyone with haughty glances and an arrogant heart
    I cannot endure.
The faithful in the land are the ones
    whom I will choose to be my companions.
Only the one who follows the path of integrity
    will be allowed to be my servant.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 101:5 The norms of the king’s private life are also the fundamental principles of his governing. He will bring into his service only the “faithful” and those who follow “the path of integrity.” Reduce to silence: i.e., destroy (see Pss 54:7; 94:23). Arrogant: see note on Ps 31:24.