Psalms 36:2
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
In Context
1Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity. 1
3Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:18And the Lord sent you on a journey, and said to you, Go, and utterly destroy: you shall kill the sinners against me, even the Amalekites; and you shall war against them until you have consumed them.
Psalms 10:3For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot + 10:3 Gr. in dark moon, or little moonlight, q. d. luce malignâ privily at the upright in heart. 1
Jeremiah 2:23How will you say, I am not polluted, and have not gone after Baal? behold your ways in the burial-ground, and know what you have done: her voice has howled in the evening:
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deep beyond all things, and it is the man, and who can know him?
Hosea 12:7As for Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannize.
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 →