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Psalm 36:4

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36:4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed;

he is committed to a sinful lifestyle;5

he does not reject what is evil.6

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Footnotes

  1. 5 Heb “he takes a stand in a way [that is] not good.” The word “way” here refers metaphorically to behavior or life style.
  2. 6 The three imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 highlight the characteristic behavior of the typical evildoer.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He plots trouble while on his bed;

he sets himself in a way that is not good;

he does not reject evil.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Even on their beds they plot evil;

they commit themselves to a sinful course

and do not reject what is wrong.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.

He sets himself on a path that is not good,

and he does not reject evil.

NLTNew Living Translation

They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots.

Their actions are never good.

They make no attempt to turn from evil.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He plans sin on his bed.

He puts himself on a way that is not good.

He does not reject evil.

KJV 1900King James Version

He deviseth mischief upon his bed;

He setteth himself in a way that is not good;

He abhorreth not evil.