Psalms 36:3
(36:4) The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
In Context
2(36:3) For he flattereth himself in his own eyes [too much] to find out his iniquity to hate it.
Cross References
1 Samuel 11:6And the spirit of God came suddenly over Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was kindled greatly,
1 Samuel 15:26And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee; for thou didst despise the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath despised thee, that thou shalt not be king over Israel.
1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may become unto him a snare, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Through the second shalt thou this day become my son-in-law.
1 Samuel 26:21Then said Saul, I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will not do thee harm any more, for the cause that my life was precious in thy eyes this day: behold, I have acted foolishly, and have erred exceedingly much.
2 Chronicles 20:32And he walked in the way of his father Assa, and turned not aside from it, doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
Psalms 10:7Of the false oaths is his mouth full, and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
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 →