Psalms 36:4

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

He deviseth {H2803} mischief {H205} upon his bed {H4904}; he setteth {H3320}{H8691)} himself in a way {H1870} that is not good {H2896}; he abhorreth {H3988}{H8799)} not evil {H7451}.

He devises trouble as he lies in bed; so set is he on his own bad way that he doesn't hate evil.

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Micah 2:1 (7 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Proverbs 4:16 (7 votes)

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

  • Romans 12:9 (6 votes)

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

  • Isaiah 65:2 (6 votes)

    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;

  • Revelation 2:2 (4 votes)

    I know thy works, and thy labour, 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:

  • Psalms 97:10 (4 votes)

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

  • Amos 5:15 (3 votes)

    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.