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Psalm 50:16–20

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16But unto the wicked God saith,

yWhat hast thou to do to declare my statutes,

Or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

17zSeeing thou hatest instruction,

And acastest my words behind thee.

18When thou sawest a thief, then thou bconsentedst with him,

And †hast been partaker with adulterers.

19†Thou givest thy mouth to evil,

And cthy tongue frameth deceit.

20Thou sittest and dspeakest against thy brother;

Thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

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Footnotes

  1. yComp. Ps. 94:20 (Heb.).
  2. zComp. Rom. 2:21, 22.
  3. aSee 1 Kin. 14:9.
  4. bRom. 1:32. Comp. Ps. 49:13 (Heb.).
  5. †Heb. thy portion was with adulterers. Comp. 1 Tim. 5:22.
  6. †Heb. Thou sendest.
  7. cSo Ps. 52:2.

Cross references

  1. dJob 19:18.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to recite my statutes

or take my covenant on your lips?

For you hate discipline,

and you cast my words behind you.

If you see a thief, you are pleased with him,

and you keep company with adulterers.

“You give your mouth free rein for evil,

and your tongue frames deceit.

You sit and speak against your brother;

you slander your own mother’s son.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws

or take my covenant on your lips?

You hate my instruction

and cast my words behind you.

When you see a thief, you join with him;

you throw in your lot with adulterers.

You use your mouth for evil

and harness your tongue to deceit.

You sit and testify against your brother

and slander your own mother’s son.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But God says to the wicked:

“What right do you have to recite my statutes

and to take my covenant on your lips?

You hate instruction

and fling my words behind you.

When you see a thief,

you make friends with him,

and you associate with adulterers.

You unleash your mouth for evil

and harness your tongue for deceit.

You sit, maligning your brother,

slandering your mother’s son.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

But God says to the wicked:

“Why bother reciting my decrees

and pretending to obey my covenant?

For you refuse my discipline

and treat my words like trash.

When you see thieves, you approve of them,

and you spend your time with adulterers.

Your mouth is filled with wickedness,

and your tongue is full of lies.

You sit around and slander your brother—

your own mother’s son.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But to the wicked God says,

“What right have you to recite my statutes

and mention my covenant with your mouth,

while you yourself hate discipline,

and cast my words behind you?

When you see a thief, then you are pleased with him,

and your association is with adulterers.

You give your mouth free rein for evil,

and you harness your tongue to deceit.

You sit and speak against your brother;

you slander your mother’s son.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press