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Psalms 101:5

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

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מלושניmlvshnyaccuseלָשַׁןverb, poel, participle, construct — “accuse”, a verb used as a describing wordH3960to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniateaccuse, slander.מְלָשְׁנִ֬יmelasheniaccuseלָשַׁןverb, poel, participle, construct — “accuse”, a verb used as a describing wordH3960to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniateaccuse, slander.בַסֵּ֨תֶרvaseterin backbitingסֵתֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in backbiting”, the ordinary formH5643a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).רֵעֵהוּ֮reehvbrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.אוֹת֪וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַ֫צְמִ֥יתatsmitconsumeצָמַתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “consume”, an unfinished actionH6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.גְּֽבַהּgevahhighגָּבָהּadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “high”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1362lofty (literally or figuratively)high, proud.עֵ֭ינַיִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…וּרְחַ֣בurechavand broadרָחָבconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and broad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figurativelybroad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.לֵבָ֑בlevavbreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breast”, the ordinary formH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.אֹ֝ת֗וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אוּכָֽלukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whoso slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him will I not suffer.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

World English Bible

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

Darby Translation

Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

Douay-Rheims

I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whoso slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him will I not suffer.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Him that privily speaks against his neighbour, him have I driven from me : he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart,—with him I have not eaten.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὸν καταλαλοῦντα λάθρα τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ, τοῦτον ἐξεδίωκον· ὑπερηφάνῳ ὀφθαλμῷ καὶ ἀπλήστῳ καρδίᾳ, τούτῳ οὐ συνήσθιον.