Psalms 50:18
If thou sawest a thief, then didst thou run with him,—And, with adulterers, hath been thy chosen life;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
In Context
17Seeing that, thou, hast hated correction, And hast cast my words behind thee;
19Thy mouth, hast thou thrust into wickedness, And, thy tongue, kept weaving deceit;
Cross References
Leviticus 20:10And, any man, who committeth adultery with the wife of any other man, he that committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour shall surely be put to death—the adulterer, and the adulteress.
Job 31:9If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, or, by the door of my neighbour, I have lien in wait,
Proverbs 2:16To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;
Isaiah 5:23Who justify the lawless, for a bribe,—Whereas the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him.
Micah 7:3Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demand—and the judge—for a recompense,—and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net!
Romans 1:32Who, indeed, having acknowledged the righteous sentence of God,—that, they who such things as these do practise, are worthy of death, not only, the same things, are doing, but are even delighting together with them who are practising [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 →