Psalms 58:2

2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.

Psalms 58:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
ESV
2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth.
NLT
2 No! You plot injustice in your hearts. You spread violence throughout the land.
MSG
2 Behind the scenes you brew cauldrons of evil, behind closed doors you make deals with demons.
CSB
2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.

Psalms 58:2 In-Context

1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?
2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 15:19
  • 2. Psalms 94:20; Isaiah 10:1; Luke 6:38; Malachi 3:15
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