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Psalms 58:2

Psalms chapter 58 · verse 2 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

Context

v.1Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

v.2This passage

v.3The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 59:4

    None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

  • Isaiah 10:1

    Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

  • Jeremiah 22:16

    He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

  • Psalms 94:20

    Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

  • John 11:47

    The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.

  • Psalms 21:11

    For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.