I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.
- 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.
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Quick answer
David has not associated with deceitful or hypocritical people. He keeps himself from the company of the false.
Overview
David testifies that he has refused fellowship with deceivers and hypocrites, separating himself from those whose lives are marked by falsehood. This reflects a commitment to integrity that avoids the corrupting influence of evil company. Scripture commends such discernment, calling God's people to walk in the light and shun the deeds of darkness made possible in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 15:17I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
- Ps 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
- Prov 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- 2 Cor 6:17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
- Ps 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
- Ps 119:63I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
- 1 Cor 15:33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
- Prov 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
- Prov 9:6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
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