Parallel Verses
World English Bible
But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,
New American Standard Bible
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take
King James Version
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Holman Bible
“What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?
International Standard Version
As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!
A Conservative Version
But to the wicked man God says, What have thou to do to declare my statutes, and that thou have taken my covenant in thy mouth,
American Standard Version
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,
Amplified
But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?
Darby Translation
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,
Julia Smith Translation
And to the unjust one God said, What to thee to recount my law, and thou wilt lift up my covenant upon thy mouth?
King James 2000
But unto the wicked God says, What have you to do to declare my statutes, or that you should take my covenant in your mouth?
Lexham Expanded Bible
But to the wicked God says, "What [right] have you to recite my statutes and {mention my covenant with your mouth},
Modern King James verseion
But to the wicked, God says, What is it to you, to declare My Precepts, and to take up My covenant in your mouth?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But unto the ungodly sayeth God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth,
NET Bible
God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?
New Heart English Bible
But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,
The Emphasized Bible
But, to the lawless one, God saith, What hast, thou, to do, to recount my statutes? Or that thou hast taken up my covenant upon thy mouth?
Webster
But to the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Youngs Literal Translation
And to the wicked hath God said: What to thee -- to recount My statutes? That thou liftest up My covenant on thy mouth?
Themes
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Glory » Who glorifies the lord
Instruction » Who despises instruction
Partaking » Who partakes with evil
Salvation » Who will see the salvation of God
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 50:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
God As Judge
15 Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me." 16 But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips, 17 since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?
Cross References
Psalm 25:14
The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
Psalm 78:36-38
But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
Proverbs 26:7
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Isaiah 1:11-15
"What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?," says Yahweh. "I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals. I don't delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.
Isaiah 29:13
The Lord said, "Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
Isaiah 48:1-2
"Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Yahweh, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
Isaiah 48:22
"There is no peace," says Yahweh, "for the wicked."
Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:
Isaiah 58:1-7
"Cry aloud, don't spare, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and declare to my people their disobedience, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
Jeremiah 7:4-7
Don't trust in lying words, saying, The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, are these.
Ezekiel 18:27
Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Ezekiel 20:37-38
I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
Matthew 7:3-5
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
Matthew 7:22-23
Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?'
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Acts 19:13-16
But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
Romans 2:17-24
Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, and rest on the law, and glory in God,
1 Corinthians 9:27
but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
Hebrews 8:9
not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they didn't continue in my covenant, and I disregarded them," says the Lord.
2 Peter 2:15
forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;