Psalm 36:1–3

1 I have a message from God in my heart

concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:

There is no fear of God

before their eyes.

2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves

too much to detect or hate their sin.

3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful;

they fail to act wisely or do good.

1 Transgression speaks to the wicked

deep in his heart;

there is no fear of God

before his eyes.

2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes

that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

3 The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;

he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

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.

1 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts.

They have no fear of God at all.

2 In their blind conceit,

they cannot see how wicked they really are.

3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful.

They refuse to act wisely or do good.

1 An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked:

There is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes,

When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.

3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;

He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

1 Sin speaks to the wicked in their hearts.

They have no fear of God.

2 They think too much of themselves

so they don’t see their sin and hate it.

3 Their words are wicked lies;

they are no longer wise or good.

1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart,

There is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,

That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit:

He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

1 The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, even when his iniquity is found to be hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

1 There is an inspired truth about the wicked person 

who has rebellion in the depths of his heart: 

He is not terrified of God. 

2 He flatters himself and does not hate or ⸤even⸥ recognize his guilt. 

3 The words from his mouth are ⸤nothing but⸥ trouble and deception. 

He has stopped doing what is wise and good. 

1 An oracle within my heart

concerning the transgression of the wicked person:

There is no dread of God before his eyes,

2 for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much

to discover and hate his sin.

3 The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;

he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

1 Transgression speaks to the wicked

deep in their hearts;

there is no fear of God

before their eyes.

2 For they flatter themselves in their own eyes

that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

3 The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;

they have ceased to act wisely and do good.

1 An oracle: the wicked has rebellion

in the midst of his heart.

There is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he flatters himself in his eyes,

hating to detect his iniquity.

3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit.

He has ceased to have insight and to do good.

1 Here are the words God has given me to say

about the evil ways of anyone who sins.

He doesn’t have any respect for God.

2 He praises himself so much

that he can’t see his sin or hate it.

3 His mouth speaks words that are evil and false.

He has stopped being wise. He has stopped doing good.