King James Version
What Does Psalms 15:2 Mean?
“He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”
Context
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A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? abide: Heb. sojourn
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He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
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He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. taketh: or, receiveth, or, endureth
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In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **Uprightly.**—Literally, *he whose walking is perfect rectitude. *In Proverbs 28:18 the same phrase occurs. Comp. Isaiah 33:15.
**Speaketh the truth in his **heart—*i.e.*, *both thinks and speaks the truth.*
“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
SHAKSPEARE: *Hamlet.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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