Psalms 5:4
King James Version (KJV)
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
World English Bible (WEB)
For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.
Psalms 5:4 Cross References
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
