A despicable person is despised in his eyes,
But he (A)honors those who fear the Lord;
He (B)takes an oath to his own detriment, and does not change;
He (C)does not [a]lend his money [b]at interest,
Nor (D)does he take a bribe against the innocent.
(E)One who does these things will never be shaken.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 15:5 Lit give
  2. Psalm 15:5 I.e., to a fellow Israelite

who despises a vile person
    but honors(A) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(B) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;(C)
    who does not accept a bribe(D) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.(E)

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