Psalms 50:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 50:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 50:17 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 50:17 — KJV
“Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.”
— Psalms 50:17 (KJV)
Psalms 50:17 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 50:17
“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. the wise: Heb. the seeing”
Shares key themes with Psalms 50:17: seeing, words
“And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 50:17: seeing, words
“Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. in the...: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc”
Shares key themes with Psalms 50:17: words, behind
“To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;”
Shares key themes with Psalms 50:17: instruction, words
“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 50:17: instruction, words
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