Psalms 106:35

Psalms 106:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
• New International Version (NIV)but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but they mixed with the nations and learned to do as they did.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works;

Context of Psalms 106:35

33Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips. 34They did not destroy the peoples, As the Lord had commanded them, But they got involved with the nations And learned their practices, 36And served their idols, Which became a snare to them. 37They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,

Psalms 106:35 word by word

וַיִּתְעָרְב֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֑ם וַֽ֝יִּלְמְד֗וּ מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• they gotעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• with the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• And learnedלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• practicesמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639

Cross-references for Psalms 106:35

• Joshua 15:63Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
• Judges 1:27But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites persisted in living in this land.
• Judges 2:2and as for you, you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed Me; what is this thing that you have done?
• Isaiah 2:6For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with influences from the east, And they are soothsayers like the Philistines. They also strike bargains with the children of foreigners.
• 1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Commentaries on Psalms 106:35

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35But were mingled among the heathen - Among the nations; by intermarriage, and by commerce. They suffered them to remain in the land, contrary to the command of God, and thus greatly exposed and endangered the purity of their religion and their own morals. See Judges 2:2; Judges 3:5-6. And learned their works - Their practices; their customs and habits: learned to live as they did. This was an illustration of the danger of contact with the wicked and the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-48Verses 34-48 The conduct of the Israelites in Canaan, and God's dealings with them, show that the way of sin is down-hill; omissions make way for commissions: when they neglected to destroy the heathen, they learned their works. One sin led to many more, and brought the judgments of God on them. Their sin was, in part, their own punishment. Sinners often see themselves ruined by those who led them into evil. Satan, who is a tempter, will be a tormentor…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-39When the Israelites entered the land, they brought their idol worship with them. Their behavior stayed the same, and they angered the Lord with their actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3934-39. They not only failed to expel the heathen, as God commanded--(Ex 23:32, 33), literally, "said (they should)," but conformed to their idolatries [Psa 106:36], and thus became spiritual adulterers (Psa 73:27).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 106:35

• Company
• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Gather
• Leanness
• Mingle
• Open
• Repent
• David
• Hallel
• Intercession
• Mingled People; (mixed Multitude)
• Molech; Moloch

Commentaries on Psalms 106

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings