Psalm 101:8

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

Cross-reference

Psalm 45:7 Parallel

In Psalm 45:7, the king loves righteousness and hates wickedness—the same heart behind destroying evildoers here.

Psalm 48:2 Related theme

Psalm 48:2 describes Zion as the beautiful city of the great King — the same city from which evildoers are cut off in Psalm 101:8.

Psalm 48:8 Related theme

Psalm 48:8 affirms God will establish the city forever — the city purged of evildoers in Psalm 101:8 will endure.

Psalm 75:10 Parallel

Psalm 75:10 uses the same 'cut off' imagery for the wicked, but attributes it to God rather than the king.

In Psalm 104:35, the psalmist prays for sinners to be consumed from the earth—echoing the same desire for the wicked to be removed.

Proverbs 20:8 describes a king winnowing evil with his eyes — a close parallel to the king's daily destruction of the wicked.

Revelation 22:15 lists those excluded from the city — directly echoing the cutting off of evildoers in Psalm 101:8.

Revelation 21:27 declares nothing unclean enters the New Jerusalem — the heavenly fulfillment of the purging in Psalm 101:8.

Proverbs 20:26 says a wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them — matching the king's active purging in Psalm 101:8.

2 Samuel 3:39 shows David leaving judgment to God because he is too weak — contrasting with his resolve in Psalm 101:8 to personally destroy evildoers.

In Proverbs 25:5, removing the wicked from the king's presence establishes his throne—the same principle behind David's morning purge.

In 1 Kings 2:33, Solomon executes judgment on Joab, fulfilling David's commitment to cut off the wicked from the kingdom.

In 2 Samuel 13:21, David is angry but does nothing about Amnon's sin—contrasting his stated resolve here to destroy evildoers.

Micah 2:8-10 condemns oppressors who drive people from their homes — the kind of wickedness Psalm 101:8 aims to remove.

Micah 3:1-4 condemns rulers who hate good and love evil — a stark contrast to the king who destroys the wicked each morning.

Micah 3:9 Contrast

Micah 3:9 denounces rulers who detest justice — opposing the king's commitment to cutting off evildoers in Psalm 101:8.

Luke 13:27 Parallel

In Luke 13:27, Jesus tells evildoers to depart—a final judgment parallel to David's daily removal of the wicked.

Revelation 22:14 promises entry to the city for those who wash their robes — the positive counterpart to cutting off evildoers in Psalm 101:8.

Proverbs 16:12 states that kings abhor evil because righteousness establishes the throne — underlying the king's motivation in Psalm 101:8.

In Nehemiah 13:28, Nehemiah drives away a priest who married a foreigner—a similar act of purging evil from the community.