Salmi 36:3

3 Le parole della sua bocca sono iniquità e frode; Egli non ha più intelletto da far bene.

Salmi 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.

Salmi 36:3 In-Context

1 Salmo di Davide, servitore del Signore dato al capo de’ Musici IL misfatto dell’empio mi dice dentro al cuore, Ch’egli non ha timore alcuno di Dio davanti agli occhi.

2 Perciocchè egli si lusinga appo sè stesso, Per venire a capo della sua iniquità, che è pur da odiare.

3 Le parole della sua bocca sono iniquità e frode; Egli non ha più intelletto da far bene.

4 Egli divisa iniquità sopra il suo letto; Egli si ferma nella via che non è buona, Egli non abborre il male.

5 O Signore, la tua benignità arriva infino al cielo, E la tua verità infino alle nuvole.