Psalms 101:5. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off:
David was a king, and he meant to study the peace of his people by putting down slander. Oh, what mischief is wrought by backbiting tittle tattle! If we could have a race of men, - and for the matter of that, of women, too, - with no tongues, it might be of advantage, for there are some who use their tongues for very sorry purposes. David says, "Whosoever privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off."
Psalms 101:5. Him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
High looks and proud hearts are generally the characteristics of cruel, tyrannical, domineering persons; and King David would not have any such near him.
Psalms 101:5. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off:
David was a king, and he meant to study the peace of his people by putting down slander. Oh, what mischief is wrought by backbiting tittle tattle! If we could have a race of men, - and for the matter of that, of women, too, - with no tongues, it might be of advantage, for there are some who use their tongues for very sorry purposes. David says, "Whosoever privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off."
Psalms 101:5. Him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
High looks and proud hearts are generally the characteristics of cruel, tyrannical, domineering persons; and King David would not have any such near him.