Psalms 50:17
Thou, who hatest instruction And castest my words behind thee!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
In Context
18When thou seest a thief, thou art in friendship with him, And hast fellowship with adulterers.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:29Because they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of the LORD,—
Proverbs 8:36But he who misseth me doeth violence to himself; All they who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 15:10Sore chastisement shall be to him that forsaketh the way; He that hateth reproof shall die.
Jeremiah 8:9The wise men shall be confounded; They shall be dismayed and ensnared; Behold, they have rejected the word of Jehovah, And what wisdom is there in them?
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 →