Parallel Verses

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 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.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love

1 ([Psalm of David]) Sin speaks to the ungodly deep within his heart. There is no reverence for God before his eyes. 2 For it flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.
3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit and he ceased to be wise and do good.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:19

Be sure there is no one here today who hears these solemn demands and yet convinces himself that all will be well with him. He would go stubbornly on his own way. That would destroy all of you, good and evil alike.

Psalm 49:18

Even though he blesses himself while he is alive. (People will praise you when you do well for yourself.)

Psalm 10:3

The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors.

1 Samuel 15:18-24

Jehovah sent you on a mission. He said: Go and destroy those sinners, the Amalekites. Fight against them until every one is dead.

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

Saul died because of his unfaithfulness to Jehovah. He did not obey the word of Jehovah (YHWH). He asked a medium to request information from a dead person.

Jeremiah 2:23

How can you say, 'I have not been dishonored and have not gone after the Baal gods?' Look how you have behaved in the valley. Acknowledge what you have done. You are like a young camel that swiftly runs here and there.

Jeremiah 2:34-35

You have bloodstains from innocent poor people on your clothes. You did not kill them for breaking in to your home.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately corrupt. Who can understand it?

Hosea 12:7-8

Jehovah says: The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people.

Luke 10:29

Desiring to justify himself, he said to Jesus: Who is my neighbor?

Luke 16:14-15

Hearing this the Pharisees made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

Romans 3:9

Are we Jews in any better condition than the people of the nations? Not at all! I have already shown that Jews and the people of the nations are all under the power of sin.

Romans 7:9

I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Romans 10:3

They are ignorant of God's righteousness. They seek to establish their own righteousness and have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

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