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A Conservative Version
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
New American Standard Bible
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.
King James Version
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
Holman Bible
to discover and hate his sin.
International Standard Version
He flatters himself too much to discover his transgression and hate it.
American Standard Version
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
Amplified
For he flatters and deceives himself in his own eyes
Thinking that his sinfulness will not be discovered and hated [by God].
Bible in Basic English
For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.
Darby Translation
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, even when his iniquity is found to be hateful.
Julia Smith Translation
For he made smooth to himself in his eyes, to find his iniquity to hate.
King James 2000
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For he flatters himself in his eyes, hating to detect his iniquity.
Modern King James verseion
For he flatters himself in his own eyes in order to find his iniquity, to hate it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For he flattereth himself in his own sight, until his abominable sin be found out.
NET Bible
for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.
New Heart English Bible
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.
The Emphasized Bible
For he flattereth himself too much in his own eyes, to find his iniquity - to hate it .
Webster
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.
World English Bible
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.
Youngs Literal Translation
For he made it smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 36:2
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Context Readings
How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love
1 The transgression of the wicked man says within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity will not be found out and be hated. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
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Deuteronomy 29:19
and it comes to pass, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.
Psalm 49:18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and men praise thee, when thou do well for thyself),
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.
1 Samuel 15:18-24
And LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
1 Chronicles 10:13-14
So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against LORD, because of the word of LORD, which did not keep, and also because he asked counsel of a spiritist, to inquire [thereby],
Jeremiah 2:23
How can thou say, I am not defiled; I have not gone after the Baalim? See thy way in the valley. Know what thou have done, a swift dromedary traversing her ways,
Jeremiah 2:34-35
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor. Thou did not find them breaking in. But it is because of all these things.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
Hosea 12:7-8
[He is] a Canaanite. The balances of deceit are in his hand. He loves to oppress.
Luke 10:29
But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Luke 16:14-15
And the Pharisees, being lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered him.
Romans 3:9
What then? Are we better? Not at all. For we already charged both Jews and Greeks to all be under sin,
Romans 7:9
And I was alive once apart from law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Romans 10:3
For not understanding the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.