Psalms 36:2
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
Psalms 36:2 in other translations
| BSB | For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin. |
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| WEB | For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin. |
| ASV | For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated. |
| YLT | For he made it smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated. |
| DARBY | For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, even when his iniquity is found to be hateful. |
| BBE | For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated. |
| Webster | For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful. |
What does Psalms 36:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 36:2-4
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 36:1-4
From this psalm our hearts should be duly affected with hatred of sin, and seek satisfaction in God's loving-kindness. Here is the root of bitterness, from which all the wickedness of wicked men comes. It takes rise from contempt of God, and the want of due regard to him. Also from the deceit they put upon their own souls. Let us daily beg of God to preserve us from self-flattery. Sin is very hurtful to the sinner…
Psalms 36:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 36:2
- Deuteronomy 29:19
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
- Psalms 49:18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
- Psalms 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
- Romans 7:9
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
- 1 Samuel 15:18-24
And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord? And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal. …
- 1 Chronicles 10:13-14
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
- Luke 16:14-15
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- Hosea 12:7-8
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
- Jeremiah 2:23
How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
- Romans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
- Romans 3:9
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
- Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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Context
- Psalms 36:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Psalms 36:2
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
- Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Psalms 36:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Lisonjéase, por tanto, en sus propios ojos, hasta que su iniquidad sea hallada aborrecible. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La transgression du méchant dit, au-dedans de mon cœur, qu’il n’y a point de crainte de Dieu devant ses yeux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn es schmeichelt ihm in seinen eigenen Augen, seine Ungerechtigkeit zu erreichen, Haß auszuüben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quoniam tamquam fœnum velociter arescent, et quemadmodum olera herbarum cito decident. |