Psalm 36:3

3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 36:3 In-Context

1 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all.

2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.

3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.

4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.

5 Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.