Psalms 36:2
For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
In Context
3The wordes of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath left off to vnderstand and to doe good.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:18And the Lord sent thee on a iourney, and saide, Goe, and destroy those sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them, vntill thou destroy them.
Psalms 10:3For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.
Jeremiah 2:23Howe canst thou say, I am not polluted, neither haue I followed Baalim? beholde thy waies in the valley, and know, what thou hast done: thou art like a swift dromedarie, that runneth by his waies.
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?
Hosea 12:7He is Canaan: the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loueth to oppresse.
Luke 16:14All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.
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 →