Psalm 36:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ He plans wrongdoing on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject or despise evil.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

Common English Bible

⁴ They plot evil even while resting in bed! They commit themselves to a path that is no good. They don’t reject what is evil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

Psalm 36:4 Cross References

Esther 5:14

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak thou unto the king that Mor´decai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

Esther 6:4

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mor´decai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

Job 15:16

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Psalm 38:12

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Psalm 52:3

Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Psalm 97:10

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 24:2

for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Proverbs 24:23

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Proverbs 4:16

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Isaiah 65:2

I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

Jeremiah 4:22

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Jeremiah 8:6

I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

Amos 5:15

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Micah 2:1

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Micah 6:8

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Matthew 27:1

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

Acts 23:12

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Romans 1:32

who, knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Revelation 2:2

I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

1 Samuel 19:11

Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life tonight, tomorrow thou shalt be slain.