Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Holman Bible
the Lord would not have listened.
A Conservative Version
If I regard iniquity in my heart, LORD will not hear.
American Standard Version
If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:
Amplified
If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it],
The Lord will not hear [me];
Bible in Basic English
I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
Darby Translation
Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
Julia Smith Translation
If I saw vanity in my heart, Jehovah will not hear.
King James 2000
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Lexham Expanded Bible
If I had considered evil in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Modern King James verseion
If I regard iniquity in my heart, Jehovah will not hear;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If I incline unto wickedness with my heart, the LORD will not hear me.
NET Bible
If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
New Heart English Bible
If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have listened.
The Emphasized Bible
If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!
Webster
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
World English Bible
If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have listened.
Youngs Literal Translation
Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.
Themes
Consequences of sin » death » Physical » Spiritual » Separation from God
Error » Sin's penalty » Separation from God
Hearing » Who the lord will not hear
The Heart » Regard not iniquity in
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Secret sin
Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Regard iniquity in the heart
Sin » Penalty for » Separation from God
Sin » Secret » Separates from God
Sins » Penalty » Separation from God
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 66:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For God's Mighty Acts
17 I called aloud to him and praised him with my tongue. 18 Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me. 19 Surely God has heard, and he paid attention to my prayers.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:9
If someone quits listening to the Law even his prayer is detestable.
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I'll hide my eyes from you. Even though you pray repeatedly, I won't listen. Your hands are full of blood, your fingers drenched with iniquity."
John 9:31
We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does his will.
James 4:3
You ask for something but do not get it because you ask for it for the wrong reason for your own pleasure.
Job 27:8-9
For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life?
Job 36:21
Be careful! Don't turn to evil, because of this you will be tried by more than affliction.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far away from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor will also cry himself, but he won't be answered.