Psalms 73:8

In 11 translations

BSB

They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

KJV

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

WEB

They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

ASV

They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

LSV

They do corruptly, || And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, || They speak from on high.

YLT

They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.

DBY

They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:

DRC72:8

They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.

GNV

They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.

JPS

They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.

LXXE72:8

They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily.

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WLC

יָמִ֤יקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּר֥וֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃

LXX-Br72:8

Διενοήθησαν, καὶ ἐλάλησαν ἐν πονηρίᾳ, ἀδικίαν εἰς τὸ ὕψος ἐλάλησαν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
• Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
• Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
• Psalms 12:4–5They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?” “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who…
• Proverbs 30:13–14There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances— there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from…
• Psalms 10:10–11They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength. He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
• 2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
• Psalms 53:1–4The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. All have…
• 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
• Jeremiah 7:9–11Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are…
• Exodus 1:9–10“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our…
• Hosea 7:16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
• 1 Kings 21:7–29But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them…
• 1 Samuel 13:19And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

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