Bible Strands
Psalms 7:14
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist describes God’s active judgment against the wicked, placing this declaration between God’s preparation of fiery arrows and the wicked man’s fall into his own pit.
The words — יְחַבֶּל (ye.cha.bel) means “he is in labor with,” and שָׁקֶר (sha.ker) means “falsehood,” framing the wicked man’s actions as a painful, generative process.
The thread — This imagery of moral reproduction appears in Job 15:35, Isaiah 33:11, and James 1:15, where conceiving trouble or desire repeatedly yields destructive offspring.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that evil is internally generated and inevitably produces self-destructive consequences, leaving the wicked to face their own manufactured traps.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Cross-references
- Job 15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
- James 1:15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
- Isaiah 33:11 You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
- Job 15:20 A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
- Isaiah 59:4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.