Psalms 50:18
When thou seest a thief, then art thou pleased with him, and with adulterers hast thou thy portion.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
In Context
17And yet thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
19Thou lettest loose thy mouth with evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:10And if there be a man that committeth adultery with a man's wife, [whoever it be] that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife: then shall the adulterer be put to death, together with the adulteress.
Job 31:9If my heart have been beguiled toward a woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door:
Proverbs 2:16To deliver thee from the adulteress, from the alien woman that useth flattering speeches;
Isaiah 5:23Who justify the wicked in lieu of a bribe, and who deprive the righteous of their right!
Micah 7:3For the evil of your hands you expect good? while the prince demandeth [bribes], and the judge acteth for pay; and the great man is only speaking the wilful pleasure of his soul: and so do they make a network [of wrong].
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 →