Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

For he flatters himself in his own eyes in order to find his iniquity, to hate it.

New American Standard Bible

For it flatters him in his own eyes
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

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

International Standard Version

He flatters himself too much to discover his transgression and hate it.

A Conservative Version

For he flatters himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

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 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.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love

1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah. The oracle utters transgression to the wicked within my heart. There is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes in order to find his iniquity, to hate it. 3 The words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:19

and it happens when he hears the words of this curse, that he shall bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to snatch away the drunken with the thirsty.

Psalm 49:18

For in his life he blessed his soul; yea, they praise you when you do well to yourself.

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.

1 Samuel 15:18-24

And Jehovah sent you on the way and said, Go and completely destroy the sinners, Amalek, and fight against them until you destroy them.

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

And Saul died for his sin which he committed against Jehovah, against the Word of Jehovah, which he did not keep, and also for seeking of a medium, to inquire, and

Jeremiah 2:23

How can you say, I am not defiled; I have not gone after the Baals? See your way in the valley, know what you have done! You are a swift camel crossing its ways;

Jeremiah 2:34-35

Also in your skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents; I did not find them by breaking in, but on all these.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?

Hosea 12:7-8

He is a merchant; the scales of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress.

Luke 10:29

But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

Luke 16:14-15

And being money-lovers, all the Pharisees also heard all these things. And they derided Him.

Romans 3:9

What then? Do we excel? No, in no way; for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks all with being under sin,

Romans 7:9

For I was alive without the law once. But when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

Romans 10:3

For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

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