Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

New American Standard Bible

He plans wickedness upon his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not despise evil.

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

Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.
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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way [that is] not good. He does not reject 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.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good. 4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.' 5 O Jehovah, in the heavens is Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness is unto the clouds.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:16

For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not some to stumble.

Isaiah 65:2

I have spread out My hands all the day Unto an apostate people, Who are going in the way not good after their own thoughts.

Micah 2:1

Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.

Romans 12:9

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

Psalm 97:10

Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.

1 Samuel 19:11

And Saul sendeth messengers unto the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and Michal his wife declareth to David, saying, 'If thou art not delivering thy life to-night -- tomorrow thou art put to death.'

Esther 5:14

And Zeresh his wife saith to him, and all his friends, 'Let them prepare a tree, in height fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, and they hang Mordecai on it, and go thou in with the king unto the banquet rejoicing;' and the thing is good before Haman, and he prepareth the tree.

Esther 6:4

And the king saith, 'Who is in the court?' -- and Haman hath come in to the outer court of the house of the king, to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had prepared for him --

Job 15:16

Also -- surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.

Psalm 38:12

And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

Psalm 52:3

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

Proverbs 24:23

These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where is this -- the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, 'We do not go.'

Jeremiah 8:6

I have given attention, yea, I hearken, They do not speak right, No man hath repented of his wickedness, Saying, What have I done? Every one hath turned to his courses, As a horse is rushing into battle.

Jeremiah 9:2-9

Who doth give me in a wilderness A lodging-place of travellers? And I leave my people, and go from them, For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous ones.

Hosea 7:6-7

For they have drawn near, As an oven is their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.

Micah 6:8

He hath declared to thee, O man, what is good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except -- to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

Matthew 27:1

And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;

Acts 23:12

And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

Romans 1:32

who the righteous judgment of God having known -- that those practising such things are worthy of death -- not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

Revelation 2:2

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

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