Surely God Is Good to Israel
Psalms 73:12
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
- KJV
- Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
- WEB
- Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
- ASV
- Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
- LSV
- Behold, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, || They have increased strength.
- YLT
- Lo, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
- DBY
- Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.
- DRC72:12
- Behold these are sinners; and yet abounding in the world they have obtained riches.
- GNV
- Lo, these are the wicked, yet prosper they alway, and increase in riches.
- JPS
- Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.
- LXXE72:12
- Behold, these are the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- הִנֵּה־אֵ֥לֶּה רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י ע֝וֹלָ֗ם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃
- LXX-Br72:12
- Ἰδοὺ οὗτοι οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ καὶ εὐθηνοῦντες εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, κατέσχον πλούτου.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
MeditationManassehAsaphRich, TheRetributionRighteousness of God, TheHezekiah (2)PsychologyAfflictionWorldliness
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
- Hosea 12:7–8A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
- Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Jeremiah 5:17They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified…
- James 5:1–3Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and…
- Jeremiah 12:1–2Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? You planted them, and they have…
- Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Psalms 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 72:12 in some Bibles
- 73:12 in most Bibles