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Why Do You Boast of Evil?

Psalms 52:6

In 11 translations

BSB
The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
KJV
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
WEB
The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
ASV
The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,
LSV
And the righteous see, || And fear, and laugh at him.
YLT
And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.
DBY
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying,]
DRC51:8
The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:
GNV
The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,
JPS52:8
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
LXXE51:8
And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC52:8
וְיִרְא֖וּ צַדִּיקִ֥ים וְיִירָ֗אוּ וְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃KJV:Ps.52.6
LXX-Br51:8
Καὶ ὄψονται δίκαιοι καὶ φοβηθήσονται, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτὸν γελάσονται, καὶ ἐροῦσιν,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Job 22:19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
  • Psalms 40:3He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
  • Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
  • Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
  • Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
  • Psalms 64:9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
  • Isaiah 37:22this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
  • Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
  • Revelation 16:5–7And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments. For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood…
  • Psalms 97:8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
  • Psalms 58:10–11The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the…
  • Malachi 1:5You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”
  • Revelation 19:1–2After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 52:8 in some Bibles
  • 52:6 in most Bibles

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