Psalms 10:3

In 11 translations

BSB

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

KJV

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.heart’s: Heb. soul’sblesseth…: or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the LORD

WEB

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns Yahweh.

ASV

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

LSV

Because the wicked has boasted || Of the desire of his soul, || And he has blessed a dishonest gainer, || He has despised YHWH.

YLT

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

DBY

For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.

DRC9:24

For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.

GNV

For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.

JPS

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.

LXXE9:24

Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.

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WLC

כִּֽי־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br9:24

Ὅτι ἐπαινεῖται ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἀδικῶν ἐνευλογεῖται.

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• Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
• Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
• Zechariah 11:5–8whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them. For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the…
• Micah 6:10–12Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights? For the wealthy of the city are full of…
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Deuteronomy 29:19because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered…
• Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
• Psalms 49:11–13Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes. But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. This is the…
• Job 31:24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
• Psalms 35:21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
• Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
• Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
• Psalms 73:8–9They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
• Deuteronomy 32:19When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.
• Luke 16:14–15The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus. So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is…

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