Psalms 36:3

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“The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.”

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BSBPD

“The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The words of his mouth <FI>are<Fi> iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently--to do good.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 36:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 11:6When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
  2. 1 Samuel 13:13“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
  3. 1 Samuel 15:26“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
  4. 1 Samuel 16:14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
  5. 1 Samuel 18:21“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
  6. 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
  7. 1 Samuel 26:21Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
  8. 2 Samuel 22:22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
  9. 2 Chronicles 20:32And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
  10. Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
  11. Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
  12. Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
  13. Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
  14. Psalms 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
  15. Psalms 94:8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
  16. Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
  17. Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
  18. Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
  19. Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
  20. Hosea 8:3But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him.
  21. Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
  22. Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
  23. Matthew 22:35One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
  24. Luke 11:25On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

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