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Psalm 50:16

16  But unto the wicked God saith,

yWhat hast thou to do to declare my statutes,

Or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

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Psalm 50:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws

or take my covenant on your lips?

Psalm 50:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to recite my statutes

or take my covenant on your lips?

Psalm 50:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 But God says to the wicked:

“Why bother reciting my decrees

and pretending to obey my covenant?

Psalm 50:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to declare My statutes,

Or take My covenant in your mouth,

Psalm 50:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 But God says to the wicked,

“Why do you talk about my laws?

Why do you mention my agreement?

Psalm 50:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 But unto the wicked God saith,

What hast thou to do to declare my statutes,

And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,

Psalm 50:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,

Psalm 50:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 But God says to wicked people, 

“How dare you quote my decrees 

and mouth my promises!

Psalm 50:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 But God says to the wicked:

“What right do you have to recite My statutes

and to take My covenant on your lips?

Psalm 50:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to recite my statutes,

or take my covenant on your lips?

Psalm 50:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 But to the wicked God says,

“What right have you to recite my statutes

and mention my covenant with your mouth,

Psalm 50:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 But here is what God says to sinful people.

“What right do you have to speak the words of my laws?

How dare you speak the words of my covenant!

Psalm 50:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 But to the wicked God says,

What right have you to tell of My statutes

And to take My covenant in your mouth?


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