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Dearly beloved, let us hear what Holy Scripture has to say about this matter.
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<span class="passage-display-bcv" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 10px;">Psalm 101</span><span class="passage-display-version" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: inline;">New
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<span class="Ps-101-1 text" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">1 </span>I
will sing of your love<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15515A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15515A" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span> and
justice;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="Ps-101-1 text" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">to
you, <span class="small-caps" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, I will sing praise.</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span id="en-NIV-15516" class="text Ps-101-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">2 </span>I
will be careful to lead a blameless life<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15516B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15516B" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span>—</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">when
will you come to me?</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-101-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">I will conduct the affairs<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15516C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15516C" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span> of
my house</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">with
a blameless heart.</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span id="en-NIV-15517" class="text Ps-101-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">3 </span>I
will not look with approval</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">on
anything that is vile.<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15517D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15517D" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-101-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">I hate what faithless people do;<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15517E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15517E" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">I
will have no part in it.</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span id="en-NIV-15518" class="Ps-101-4 text" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">4 </span>The
perverse of heart<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15518F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15518F" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span> shall
be far from me;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="Ps-101-4 text" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">I
will have nothing to do with what is evil.</span></span></div>
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<span id="en-NIV-15519" class="text Ps-101-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">5 </span>Whoever
slanders their neighbor<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15519G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15519G" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span> in
secret,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">I
will put to silence;</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="text Ps-101-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">whoever has haughty eyes<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15519H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15519H" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span> and
a proud heart,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">I
will not tolerate.</span></span></div>
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<span id="en-NIV-15520" class="text Ps-101-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">6 </span>My
eyes will be on the faithful in the land,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
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they may dwell with me;</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="text Ps-101-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">the one whose walk is blameless<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15520I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15520I" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">will
minister to me.</span></span></div>
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<span id="en-NIV-15521" class="Ps-101-7 text" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">7 </span>No
one who practices deceit</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
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dwell in my house;</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="Ps-101-7 text" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">no one who speaks falsely</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="Ps-101-7 text" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">will
stand in my presence.</span></span></div>
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<span id="en-NIV-15522" class="text Ps-101-8" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: absolute; vertical-align: top; top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; left: -4.4em;">8 </span>Every
morning<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15522J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15522J" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span> I
will put to silence</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-8" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">all
the wicked<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15522K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15522K" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span> in
the land;</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="text Ps-101-8" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">I will cut off every evildoer<span class="crossreference" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-15522L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-15522L" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
<span class="indent-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-101-8" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; position: relative;">from
the city of the <span class="small-caps" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>.</span></span></div>
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