Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way [that is] not good. He does not reject evil.
New American Standard Bible
He sets himself on a
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King James Version
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Holman Bible
He sets himself on a path that is not good
and does not reject evil.
International Standard Version
He devises iniquity on his bed and is determined to follow a path that is not good. He does not resist evil.
A Conservative Version
He devises iniquity upon his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He does not abhor evil.
American Standard Version
He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
Amplified
He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.
Bible in Basic English
He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.
Darby Translation
He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil.
Julia Smith Translation
He will purpose vanity upon his bed; he will set himself upon a way not good; he will not reject evil
King James 2000
He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.
Modern King James verseion
He plots evil on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not hate evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.
NET Bible
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
New Heart English Bible
He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.
The Emphasized Bible
Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed, - he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!
Webster
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
World English Bible
He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.
Youngs Literal Translation
Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'
Themes
Beds » The wicked devise mischief while on
Evil » Devices » General references to
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Topics
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 36:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love
3 The words of his mouth [are] wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight [and] to do good. 4 He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way [that is] not good. He does not reject evil. 5 O Yahweh, your loyal love [extends] into [the] heavens, your faithfulness unto [the] clouds.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 4:16
For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
Isaiah 65:2
I spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people, those who walk after their thoughts [in] the way [that is] not good,
Micah 2:1
Woe [to] those who plan wickedness and evil deeds upon their beds! In the light of the morning they did it, because they have power in their hands.
Romans 12:9
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what [is] evil; be attached to what [is] good,
Psalm 97:10
You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He protects the lives of his faithful; he delivers them from [the] hand of [the] wicked.
1 Samuel 19:11
Then Saul sent messengers to David's house to guard him and to kill him in the morning, but Michal his wife told David, saying, "If {you do not save your life} tonight, [then] tomorrow you [will be] killed!"
Esther 5:14
And Zeresh his wife and all of his friends said to him, "Let them make a gallows fifty cubits high, and in the morning tell the king, "Let them hang Mordecai on it; then go with the king to the banquet happily." The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
Esther 6:4
And the king asked, "Who [is] in the courtyard?" Haman had just come to the courtyard of the king's outer palace to tell the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
Job 15:16
{How much less} he who is abominable and corrupt, a man drinking wickedness like water.
Psalm 38:12
Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.
Psalm 52:3
You love evil more than good, a lie more than speaking {what is right}. Selah
Proverbs 24:23
These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says Yahweh: "Stand at [the] roads and look, and ask for [the] ancient paths, where the way of the good [is], and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it].'
Jeremiah 8:6
I have listened attentively, and I have listened. They do not speak honestly, there is no man [who] regrets his wickedness, saying, 'What have I done?' All of them [are] turning to their ways of running, like a horse plunging into battle.
Jeremiah 9:2-9
{Oh that I had} in the desert a place of overnight lodging for travelers, that I may leave my people and go from them, for all of them [are] adulterers, a band of traitors.
Hosea 7:6-7
Because they are kindled like an oven, their heart burns within them; all night their anger {smolders}, [in the] morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Amos 5:15
Hate evil and love good and establish justice in the gate; perhaps Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious [to] the remnant of Joseph.
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O mortal, what [is] good, and what does Yahweh ask from you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Matthew 27:1
Now [when it] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.
Acts 23:12
And [when it] was day, the Jews made a conspiracy [and] bound themselves under a curse, saying [they would] neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Romans 1:32
who, [although they] know the requirements of God, that those who do such things are worthy of death, not only do they do the same [things], but also they approve of those who do [them].
Revelation 2:2
'I know your works, and your labor and patient endurance, and that you are not able to tolerate evil, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you found them [to be] false.