Psalms 36:2-4 in English

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.

⁴ He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.

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.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

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.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight yourself in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity shall not be found out and be hated.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

² Because they are very proud, they do not think that God will discover their sins and condemn them (OR, they do not think about their sins and hate themselves for it).

³ Everything that they say is deceitful and full of lies; they no longer do what is good and are no longer wise.

⁴ While they are lying on their beds, they plan to do things to harm others; they are determined to do things that are not good, and they never refuse to do what is evil.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight yourself in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

² For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

³ In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

⁴ He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

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.

⁴ He deviseth wickedness up on his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good: he abhorreth not evil.

² For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.

³ Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.

⁴ Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

² In their own eyes they're so wonderful that they can't even see their sin and do something about it.

³ Whatever they say is deceptive and deceitful. They no longer do anything wisely or for good.

⁴ Even when they're lying in bed they think up evil schemes. They commit themselves to a way of life that is no good. They choose evil, and don't reject it.

² For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.

³ The wordes of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath left off to vnderstand and to doe good.

⁴ Hee imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed: he setteth himselfe vpon a way, that is not good, and doeth not abhorre euill.

² (36-3) For it flattereth him in his eyes, until his iniquity be found, and he be hated.

³ (36-4) The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

⁴ (36-5) He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

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.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

² (36:3) For he flattereth himself in his own eyes too much to find out his iniquity to hate it.

³ (36:4) The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

⁴ (36:5) He deviseth wickedness upon his couch; he placeth himself on a way that is not good; evil he despiseth not.

² For they shall soon be withered as the grass, And shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

³ Hope in the Lord, and do good; And dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.

⁴ Delight thyself in the Lord; And he shall grant thee the requests of thy heart.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, Till his iniquity is found out and hated.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; He neglecteth to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He persevereth in an evil way; He abhorreth not sin.

² It flatters them in their eyes that their sin will not be found out.

³ First, their speech becomes wicked and false, they give up acting wisely and well.

⁴ Then they plot deliberate wrong, take their stand on the wicked way, without the least shrinking from evil.

² It flatters them in their eyes that their sin will not be found out.

³ First, their speech becomes wicked and false, they give up acting wisely and well.

⁴ Then they plot deliberate wrong, take their stand on the wicked way, without the least shrinking from evil.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He does not abhor evil.

² For he comforts himself, thinking that his sin will not be discovered and be hated.

³ His words are sinful and deceitful; he does not want to be wise and do good.

⁴ While he lies in bed, he plans ways to sin; he sets out on an evil way; he does not reject evil.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

² For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath ceased to be wise, and to do good.

⁴ He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

² For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

⁴ He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

² For he did guilefully in the sight of God; that his wickedness be found to be hatred.

³ The words of his mouth be wickedness and guile; he would not understand to do well.

⁴ He thought wickedness in his bed; he stood nigh all ways not good; forsooth he hated not malice.

² For he did guilefully in the sight of God; that his wickedness be found to (be) hatred. (But he did deceitfully before God; until his wickedness was found to be hateful.)

³ The words of his mouth be wickedness and guile; he would not understand to do well. (The words of his mouth be wicked and deceitful; he desireth not to understand, or to do good.)

⁴ He thought wickedness in his bed; he stood nigh (to) all way(s) (that be) not good; forsooth he hated not malice.

² For he made it smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently — to do good.

⁴ Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'