Psalm 36:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He plansיַחְשֹׁ֗ב
(yach·shov)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
wickednessאָ֤וֶן
(a·ven)
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word
upon his bed;מִשְׁכָּ֫בֹ֥ו
(mish·ka·vov)
4904: place of lying, a couch, act of lyingfrom shakab
He setsיִ֭תְיַצֵּב
(yit·ya·tzev)
3320: to set or station oneself, take one's standa prim. root
himself on a pathדֶּ֣רֶךְ
(de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
that is not good;טֹ֑וב
(to·vv;)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
He does not despiseיִמְאָֽס׃
(yim·'as.)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
evil.רָ֝֗ע
(ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
He deviseth
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
mischief
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
upon his bed
mishkab  (mish-kawb')
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse -- bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
he setteth
yatsab  (yaw-tsab')
to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
himself in a way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
that is not good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
he abhorreth
ma'ac  (maw-as')
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
not evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.

King James Bible
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good and does not reject evil.

International Standard Version
He devises iniquity on his bed and is determined to follow a path that is not good. He does not resist evil.

NET Bible
He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He conceives disease upon his bed and walks in a way which is not beautiful that he may do evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject evil.

King James 2000 Bible
He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he abhors not evil.
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