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The Transgression of the Wicked

Psalms 36:1

In 11 translations

BSB
An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.Cited in Romans 3:18
KJV
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
WEB
A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
ASV
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
LSV
TO THE OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID. The transgression of the wicked || Is affirming within my heart, “Fear of God is not before his eyes,
YLT
To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,
DBY
The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.Elohim
DRC35:2
The unjust hath said within himself, that he would sin: there is no fear of God before his eyes.
GNV
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the servant of the Lord. Wickedness sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.
JPS36:2
Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks — there is no fear of God before his eyes.
LXXE35:2
The transgressor, that he may sin, says within himself, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

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Original-language editions

WLC36:2
נְאֻֽם־פֶּ֣שַׁע לָ֭רָשָׁע בְּקֶ֣רֶב לִבִּ֑י אֵֽין־פַּ֥חַד אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃KJV:Ps.36.1
LXX-Br35:2
Φησὶν ὁ παράνομος τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, οὐκ ἔστι φόβος Θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 3:18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
  • Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
  • Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
  • Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
  • Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
  • Matthew 12:33–34Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of…
  • Matthew 7:16–20By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a…
  • Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
  • Psalms 143:12And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
  • Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
  • Titus 1:1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
  • Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
  • Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
  • Proverbs 20:11Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
  • Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  • Revelation 1:1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 36:2 in some Bibles
  • 36:1-2 in some Bibles
  • 36:1 in most Bibles

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