For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
Psalm 36:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For he flatters and deceives himself in his own eyes that his iniquity will not be found out and be hated. American Standard Version (1901) For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated. Common English Bible because in their own eyes they are slick with talk about their guilt ever being found out and despised. Catholic Public Domain Version For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall. |
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul, (and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Ba´alim? See thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: