Psalms 36:3

3 The words of their mouths are evil and dishonest. They have stopped being wise and stopped doing good.

Psalms 36:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 36:3

The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit
Not only sinful, but sin itself; his mouth is full of cursing and bitterness, of filthy and unchaste words, of corrupt communication, lying, deceit, and flattery; out of the abundance of the wickedness of his heart his mouth speaketh; and which shows the badness of it, and proves all that is said before of him;

he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good;
by which the psalmist seems to intend one that had been a professor of religion, who, besides the light of nature he had acted contrary to, had had the advantage of a divine revelation, and had been enlightened into the knowledge of divine things, and had done many things externally good, particularly acts of beneficence; but now had dropped his profession of religion, denied the truths he had been enlightened into, and ceased from doing good; otherwise a natural man understandeth not; and, though he is wise to do evil, to do good he has no knowledge.

Psalms 36:3 In-Context

1 I know the sinful utterance of the wicked: No fear of God confronts their own eyes,
2 because in their own eyes they are slick with talk about their guilt ever being found out and despised.
3 The words of their mouths are evil and dishonest. They have stopped being wise and stopped doing good.
4 They plot evil even while resting in bed! They commit themselves to a path that is no good. They don't reject what is evil.
5 But your loyal love, LORD, extends to the skies; your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
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