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Psalms 101:3

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I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
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  1. Psalms 119:37Rank 1 from verse 3
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    37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

  2. Job 31:1Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1I MADE a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

  3. James 1:13–15Rank 3 from verse 3
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    13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

    14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

    15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  4. 2 Samuel 11:2–3Rank 4 from verse 3
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    2¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

    3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  5. Proverbs 6:25Rank 5 from verse 3
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    25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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Psalms 101:3

COMBINED MEANING

set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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COMBINED MEANING

hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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COMBINED MEANING

aside

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1. To or at one side; apart or away from a person, place, or company. 2. Away from a path, course, duty, allegiance, or subject. 3. Put apart, removed, discarded, or rejected.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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cleave

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Sense 1: To split or divide. Sense 2: To cling closely or remain joined.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

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4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

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