I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.
Parallel translations
- KJV I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
- BSB I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
- NKJV I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
- NASB I do not sit with deceitful people, Nor will I go with pretenders.
- NLT I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Jer 15:17I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand; for you have filled me with indignation.
- Ps 1:1Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
- Prov 13:20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- 2 Cor 6:17Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
- Ps 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
- Ps 119:63I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
- 1 Cor 15:33Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
- Prov 12:11He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
- Prov 9:6Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
How Psalms 26:4 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.