Psalm 50:16

English Standard Version 2016

But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?

Cross References

Isaiah 29:13

And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

Psalm 25:14

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

2 Peter 2:15

Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing,

Hebrews 8:9

not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord.

John 4:24

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Proverbs 26:7

Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

1 Corinthians 9:27

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Ezekiel 18:27

Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life.

Isaiah 48:22

“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”