Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Psalms 36:3 in other translations
| BSB | The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. |
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| WEB | The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good. |
| ASV | The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good. |
| YLT | The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently--to do good. |
| DARBY | The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good. |
| BBE | In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good. |
| Webster | The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath ceased to be wise, and to do good. |
What does Psalms 36:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 36:2-4
2-4. This reflection detailed. until his iniquity--literally, "for finding his iniquity for hating"; that is, he persuades himself God will not so find it--"for hating" involving the idea of punishing. Hence his words of iniquity and deceit, and his bold rejection of all right principles of conduct. The climax is that he deliberately adopts and patronizes evil. The negative forms affirm more emphatically their…
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 36:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 36:3
- Psalms 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
- Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
- Psalms 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
- 1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
- Matthew 22:15-18
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
- 1 Samuel 15:26
And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
- 1 Samuel 16:14
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
- 1 Samuel 13:13-14
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.
- 1 Samuel 19:6-7
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
- Psalms 94:8
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
- 1 Samuel 11:6-13
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh–gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. …
- Psalms 125:5
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
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Context
- 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 36:4
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Psalms 36:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Las palabras de su boca son iniquidad y fraude; no quiso entender para bien hacer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car il se flatte à ses propres yeux quand son iniquité se présente pour être haïe. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Frevel und Trug sind die Worte seines Mundes; er hat es aufgegeben, verständig zu sein, Gutes zu tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Spera in Domino, et fac bonitatem; et inhabita terram, et pasceris in divitiis ejus. |