Parallel Verses
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];
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.
International Standard Version
Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me.
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:
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 cried aloud to Him;
He was highly praised with my tongue.
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];
But certainly God has heard [me];
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:9
He who turns his ear away from listening to the law [of God and man],
Even his prayer is repulsive [to God].
Isaiah 1:15
“So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help],
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are full of blood!
John 9:31
We know [according to your tradition] that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone fears God and does His will, He hears him.
James 4:3
You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask
Job 27:8-9
“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
Job 36:21
“Take heed and be careful, do not turn to wickedness,
For you have chosen this [the vice of complaining against God] rather than [learning from] affliction.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!
Proverbs 15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them],
But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor
Will cry out himself and not be answered.