Psalms 50:18
When thou saw a thief, thou consented with him, and have been partaker with adulterers.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
In Context
17since thou hate instruction, and cast my words behind thee?
19Thou give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:10And the man who commits adultery with another man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor's door,
Proverbs 2:16to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,
Isaiah 5:23who justify the wicked for rewards, and take away the justice of the righteous man from him!
Micah 7:3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks, and the judge [is ready] for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.
Romans 1:32Who, knowing the righteousness of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also favor those who do.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 50:17-23
The Character of the Wicked. 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done,… Read the whole commentary →