Psalm 50:18 “When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adu…”

Psalm 50:18

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

World English Bible

When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

American Standard Version

When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers.

Geneva Bible 1599

For when thou seest a thiefe, thou runnest with him, and thou art partaker with the adulterers.

Darby Translation

When thou sawest a thief, thou didst take pleasure in him, and thy portion was with adulterers;

Young's Literal Translation

If thou hast seen a thief, Then thou art pleased with him, And with adulterers [is] thy portion.

Bible in Basic English

When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.

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Cross references

“consentedst”

Romans 1:32 Proverbs 1:10–19 Isaiah 5:23 Micah 7:3 Ephesians 5:11–13

Romans 1:32 · BSB

Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

Proverbs 1:10–19 · BSB

My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.

Isaiah 5:23 · BSB

who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

Micah 7:3 · BSB

Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

Ephesians 5:11–13 · BSB

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

“hast been partaker”

Hebrews 13:4 Leviticus 20:10 Job 31:9–11 Proverbs 2:16–19 Proverbs 7:19–23 Jeremiah 5:8

Hebrews 13:4 · BSB

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Leviticus 20:10 · BSB

If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

Job 31:9–11 · BSB

If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,

Proverbs 2:16–19 · BSB

It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words

Proverbs 7:19–23 · BSB

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

Jeremiah 5:8 · BSB

They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

“partaker”

1 Timothy 5:22 Matthew 23:30

1 Timothy 5:22 · BSB

Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Matthew 23:30 · BSB

And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.

19You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

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