Psalms 36:2
For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
In Context
3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:18and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Jeremiah 2:23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 36:2-5
The Character of the Wicked. 1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. David, in the title of this psalm, is styled the servant of the Lord; why in this, and not in any… Read the whole commentary →