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Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way <i>that is</i> not good; he abhorreth not evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way <i>that is</i> not good; He does not abhor evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He plans wickedness on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He devises wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He plans wrongdoing on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject <i>or</i> despise evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good, and he does not reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good and does not reject evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those people stay awake, thinking up mischief, and they follow the wrong road, refusing to turn from sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They make evil plans as they lie in bed; nothing they do is good, and they never reject anything evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He devises iniquity on his bed and is determined to follow a path that is not good. He does not resist evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He devises iniquity on his bed, "" He stations himself on a way not good, "" He does not refuse evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will purpose vanity upon his bed; he will set himself upon a way not good; he will not reject evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath devised iniquity on his bed, he hath set himself on every way that is not good : but evil he hath not hated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 35:5>He has been considering iniquity on his bed. He has set himself on every way that is not good; moreover, he has not hated evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On his bed he hatches plots; he sets out on a wicked way; he does not reject evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They plot mischief while on their beds; they are set on a way that is not good; they do not reject evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He devises mischief upon his bed; he walks in a way that is not good that he may do evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He conceives disease upon his bed and walks in a way which is not beautiful that he may do evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He devises iniquity on his bed; he gives himself to every evil way; and does not abhor evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/36-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4034" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/36.htm">The Transgression of the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Even on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm" title="4904: miš·kā·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Place of lying, a couch, act of lying. From shakab; a bed; abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse.">his bed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: yaḥ·šōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To think, account. ">he plots</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">wickedness;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3320.htm" title="3320: yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To set or station oneself, take one's stand. A primitive root; to place; reflexively, to station, offer, continue.">he sets himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">a path</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">that is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he fails</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: yim·’ās (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">to reject</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Proverbs 4:16</a></span><br />For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7</a></span><br />Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-15.htm">Romans 3:15-17</a></span><br />“Their feet are swift to shed blood; / ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-18.htm">Proverbs 6:18</a></span><br />a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a></span><br />For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Proverbs 24:8</a></span><br />He who plots evil will be called a schemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4</a></span><br />No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-30.htm">Romans 1:30</a></span><br />slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Jeremiah 18:12</a></span><br />But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-19.htm">Ephesians 4:19</a></span><br />Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-35.htm">Job 15:35</a></span><br />They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Hosea 7:6</a></span><br />For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He devises mischief on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.</p><p class="hdg">deviseth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Psalm 38:12</a></b></br> They also that seek after my life lay snares <i>for me</i>: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11</a></b></br> Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-14.htm">Esther 5:14</a></b></br> Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.</p><p class="hdg">mischief.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm">Proverbs 24:23</a></b></br> These <i>things</i> also <i>belong</i> to the wise. <i>It is</i> not good to have respect of persons in judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a></b></br> I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way <i>that was</i> not good, after their own thoughts;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where <i>is</i> the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk <i>therein</i>.</p><p class="hdg">abhorreth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10</a></b></br> Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-16.htm">Job 15:16</a></b></br> How much more abominable and filthy <i>is</i> man, which drinketh iniquity like water?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15</a></b></br> Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/26-5.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Abhorreth</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/psalms/19-5.htm">Course</a> <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/nahum/1-11.htm">Deviseth</a> <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/35-6.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/psalms/26-5.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Spurns</a> <a href="/job/41-10.htm">Stationeth</a> <a href="/psalms/36-2.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/35-25.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-163.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Abhorreth</a> <a href="/psalms/41-3.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Course</a> <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Deviseth</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/44-18.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/55-9.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/psalms/83-10.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-5.htm">Spurns</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Stationeth</a> <a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/37-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/psalms/37-1.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/36-1.htm">The grievous state of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">The excellence of God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/36-10.htm">David prays for favor to God's children</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Even on his bed he plots wickedness;</b><br>This phrase suggests a deep-seated inclination towards sin, indicating that the individual is consumed by evil thoughts even in moments of rest. In biblical times, the bed was often a place of reflection and planning, as seen in <a href="/micah/2.htm">Micah 2:1</a>, where individuals devise iniquity upon their beds. This reflects a heart that is not at peace, constantly scheming rather than seeking righteousness. The imagery of plotting on one's bed underscores the pervasive nature of sin, as it infiltrates even the most private and personal spaces of life.<p><b>he sets himself on a path that is not good;</b><br>The concept of a "path" in Scripture often symbolizes one's way of life or moral direction. <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Proverbs 4:14-15</a> warns against entering the path of the wicked, emphasizing the importance of choosing a righteous path. This phrase indicates a deliberate choice to pursue a lifestyle contrary to God's will. The "path that is not good" suggests a trajectory leading away from divine truth and towards destruction, reminiscent of the broad road leading to destruction mentioned in <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13</a>.<p><b>he fails to reject evil.</b><br>This phrase highlights a lack of discernment and moral fortitude. In the biblical context, rejecting evil is a fundamental aspect of living a life pleasing to God, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a>, which instructs believers to abhor what is evil. The failure to reject evil implies a passive acceptance or even an embrace of sin, contrasting with the active resistance required of the faithful. This failure can be seen as a rejection of the wisdom found in <a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a>, which advises not to be wise in one's own eyes but to fear the Lord and shun evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/36.htm">Psalm 36</a>, David was the second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart. He often wrote about the contrast between the wicked and the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>This term refers to those who live in opposition to God's ways, characterized by plotting evil and rejecting righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_path.htm">The Path</a></b><br>Symbolic of one's life choices and moral direction. In this context, it refers to a path of wickedness and evil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_wickedness.htm">The Nature of Wickedness</a></b><br>Wickedness is not just an outward action but begins in the heart and mind. Even in moments of rest, the wicked plot evil, showing the depth of their corruption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rejecting_evil.htm">The Importance of Rejecting Evil</a></b><br>A conscious decision must be made to reject evil. The failure to do so leads one down a path that is not good, away from God's righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_thoughts.htm">Guarding Our Thoughts</a></b><br>As believers, we must be vigilant about what occupies our minds, especially in private moments. Our thoughts can set the course for our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/choosing_the_right_path.htm">Choosing the Right Path</a></b><br>The path we choose reflects our relationship with God. We must actively choose paths that align with His will and reject those that lead to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Persistent sin hardens the heart and distances us from God. Recognizing and turning away from sin is crucial for spiritual health.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He deviseth mischief upon his bed</span>; rather, he <span class="accented">deviseth iniquity</span> - <span class="accented">the</span> same word as in the preceding verse. In the night, when he should be looked in innocent slumber, he lies awake, devising wicked schemes against others (comp. <a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Proverbs 4:16</a>; <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">He setteth himself in a way that is</span> <span class="cmt_word">not good.</span> More correct than the Prayer-book Version, "He hath set himself in no good way." The wicked man is not merely negatively bad; he determinately chooses a path of life that is evil. <span class="cmt_word">He abhorroth not evil</span>. He has no aversion to it, no horror of it, no shrinking from it. Whether a thing is right or wrong is to him a matter of complete indifference. So callous is he, so hardened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/36-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Even on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his bed</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכָּ֫ב֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kā·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4904.htm">Strong's 4904: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of lying, a couch, act of lying</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he plots</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְשֹׁ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·šōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wickedness;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֤וֶן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he sets</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭תְיַצֵּב</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3320.htm">Strong's 3320: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set or station oneself, take one's stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">himself on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a path</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good;</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֑וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reject</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְאָֽס׃</span> <span class="translit">(yim·’ās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֝֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 36:4 He plots iniquity on his bed (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 36:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 36:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/36-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 36:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 36:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>