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you throw in your lot with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/50.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When you see a thief, you become friends with him, And you associate with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him <i>and</i> condone his behavior, And you associate with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You made friends with every crook you met, and you liked people who break their wedding vows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you want to make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You become the friend of every thief you see, and you associate with adulterers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If you have seen a thief, "" Then you are pleased with him, "" And your portion [is] with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers is thy portion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If thou sawest a thief, and thou wilt run with him, and thy portion with those committing adultery.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 49:18>If you saw a thief, you ran with him, and you have placed your portion with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you see a thief, you run with him; with adulterers you throw in your lot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You make friends with a thief when you see one, and you keep company with adulterers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When you saw a thief, you joined with him, and you have been a partaker with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If you have seen a thief, you have run with him and you have put your lot with the adulterer.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, And with adulterers was thy portion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If thou sawest a thief, thou rannest along with him, and hast cast in thy lot with adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/50-18.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=5977" 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/50.htm">The Mighty One Calls</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">you see</a> <a href="/hebrew/1590.htm" title="1590: ḡan·nāḇ (N-ms) -- A thief. From ganab; a stealer.">a thief,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: wat·ti·reṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">you befriend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: ḥel·qe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">and throw in your lot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: wə·‘im (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5003.htm" title="5003: mə·nā·’ă·p̄îm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To commit adultery. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize.">adulterers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.…<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/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10-19</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. / If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-32.htm">Romans 1:32</a></span><br />Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-1.htm">Proverbs 24:1-2</a></span><br />Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; / for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></span><br />Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Hosea 7:1-2</a></span><br />When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets. / But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Micah 7:3</a></span><br />Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a></span><br />In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-4.htm">Proverbs 28:4</a></span><br />Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Isaiah 5:23</a></span><br />who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</a></span><br />In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Amos 3:10</a></span><br />“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When you saw a thief, then you consented with him, and have been partaker with adulterers.</p><p class="hdg">consentedst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10-19</a></b></br> My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-23.htm">Isaiah 5:23</a></b></br> Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Micah 7:3</a></b></br> That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge <i>asketh</i> for a reward; and the great <i>man</i>, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.</p><p class="hdg">hast been partaker [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Leviticus 7:19-23</a></b></br> And the flesh that toucheth any unclean <i>thing</i> shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Jeremiah 5:8,9</a></b></br> They were <i>as</i> fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></b></br> Marriage <i>is</i> honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.</p><p class="hdg">partaker</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-30.htm">Matthew 23:30</a></b></br> And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm">1 Timothy 5:22</a></b></br> Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/james/4-4.htm">Adulterers</a> <a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-39.htm">Associate</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Company</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-8.htm">Consented</a> <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/49-19.htm">Join</a> <a href="/psalms/48-4.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/revelation/1-9.htm">Partaker</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Participated</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/job/30-5.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/psalms/50-17.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/esther/1-20.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Adulterers</a> <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-19.htm">Associate</a> <a href="/psalms/55-14.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Consented</a> <a href="/psalms/55-13.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/106-5.htm">Join</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Partaker</a> <a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Participated</a> <a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/60-6.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/psalms/51-11.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 50</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">The majesty of God in the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">His order to gather his saints</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-7.htm">The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">but in sincerity of obedience</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'; 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In biblical context, theft is explicitly condemned in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-15.htm">Exodus 20:15</a>). The act of befriending a thief suggests complicity and a departure from God's law. Historically, Israel was called to be a holy nation, set apart from the practices of surrounding pagan cultures, which often included theft and corruption. This behavior reflects a failure to uphold the covenant relationship with God. Theologically, it underscores the importance of choosing righteous associations, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10-15</a>, which warns against consenting to sinners.<p><b>and throw in your lot with adulterers</b><br>Adultery is another sin explicitly condemned in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a>). In ancient Israel, adultery was not only a personal sin but also a social and covenantal violation, as marriage was a reflection of God's covenant with His people. The phrase "throw in your lot" implies active participation and agreement with sinful behavior. Culturally, this reflects a society that has strayed from its foundational values. The prophetic books often use adultery metaphorically to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to God (e.g., <a href="/hosea/3.htm">Hosea 3:1</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus expands the understanding of adultery to include even lustful thoughts (<a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a>), emphasizing the need for inner purity. This phrase challenges believers to examine their associations and the influence of their companions, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a>, which warns that bad company corrupts good character.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/thief.htm">Thief</a></b><br>Represents those who engage in stealing, violating the commandment against theft. In the context of this Psalm, it symbolizes sinful behavior that is condoned or ignored by the observer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/adulterers.htm">Adulterers</a></b><br>Individuals who engage in sexual immorality, specifically violating the covenant of marriage. This term is used to highlight moral and spiritual unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_judge.htm">God as Judge</a></b><br>The overarching theme of <a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Psalm 50</a> is God’s role as the righteous judge who calls His people to account for their actions and attitudes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Psalm, representing God’s chosen people who are being admonished for their hypocrisy and failure to live according to His laws.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of the Psalm, a Levite and one of the leaders of David’s choir, who often wrote about themes of justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complicity.htm">The Danger of Complicity</a></b><br>Associating with those who commit sin can lead to a gradual acceptance and participation in their actions. Believers must be vigilant about the company they keep.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_integrity.htm">Moral Integrity</a></b><br>Upholding God’s commandments requires not only personal adherence but also a commitment to not condone or support sinful behavior in others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_accountability.htm">Spiritual Accountability</a></b><br>God sees beyond outward appearances and judges the heart. We are accountable for our associations and the influence they have on our spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>God’s call to His people is not just to recognize sin but to turn away from it and seek restoration through repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_world.htm">Witness to the World</a></b><br>As Christians, our lives should reflect God’s holiness, serving as a witness to those around us rather than conforming to worldly standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 50</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_gun_control.htm">What is the Bible's stance on gun control?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'incel'_mean.htm">What does 'Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_22_18_history_or_retrofitted.htm">Psalm 22:18 - Is the description of dividing garments by casting lots a verifiable historical detail, or a narrative retrofitted to match the crucifixion story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_day_14_teach_in_journey.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/50.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Thou consentedst with him</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, <span class= "ital">hast pleasure in. </span>(Comp. <a href="/job/34-9.htm" title="For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.">Job 34:9</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst unto him</span>. God tests his professed, but really disobedient, servants by the second table of the Decalogue, and finds them wanting. If they do not themselves actually rob, they give their consent, they become accessories before the fact, to robbery. They probably participate in the gains. <span class="cmt_word">And hast been partaker with adulterers;</span> rather, <span class="accented">and with adulterers is thy portion</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> thou hast thrown in thy lot with them, hast adopted their principles, hast set at nought the seventh no less than the eighth commandment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/50-18.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">When</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you see</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאִ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’î·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thief,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַ֭נָּב</span> <span class="translit">(ḡan·nāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1590.htm">Strong's 1590: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stealer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you befriend</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ti·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and throw in your lot</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶלְקֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥel·qe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> </span><span class="str2">Portion, tract, territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">adulterers.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנָאֲפִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·nā·’ă·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5003.htm">Strong's 5003: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to apostatize</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/50-18.htm">Psalm 50:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 50:18 When you saw a thief you consented (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/50-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 50:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/50-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 50:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:19" /></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>