Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth. New Living Translation Look at these wicked people— enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply. English Standard Version Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. Berean Standard Bible Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth. King James Bible Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. New King James Version Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches. New American Standard Bible Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. NASB 1995 Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. NASB 1977 Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. Legacy Standard Bible Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. Amplified Bible Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth. Christian Standard Bible Look at them—the wicked! They are always at ease, and they increase their wealth. Holman Christian Standard Bible Look at them—the wicked! They are always at ease, and they increase their wealth. American Standard Version Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. Contemporary English Version Yet all goes well for them, and they live in peace. English Revised Version Behold, these are the wicked; and, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. GOD'S WORD® Translation Look how wicked they are! They never have a worry. They grow more and more wealthy. Good News Translation That is what the wicked are like. They have plenty and are always getting more. International Standard Version Just look at these wicked people! They're perpetually carefree as they increase their wealth. Majority Standard Bible Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth. NET Bible Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer. New Heart English Bible Look, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. World English Bible Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, "" They have increased strength. Young's Literal Translation Lo, these are the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength. Smith's Literal Translation Behold, these the unjust, and they being secure of the world increased riches. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold these are sinners; and yet abounding in the world they have obtained riches. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Such, then, are the wicked, always carefree, increasing their wealth. New Revised Standard Version Such are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they are strong in power. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, these wicked ones are prosperous in the world and are strong in power. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, such are the wicked; And they that are always at ease increase riches. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold, these are the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Endow the King with Your Justice…11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?” 12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth. 13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.… Cross References Job 21:7-13 Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. ... Jeremiah 12:1-2 Righteous 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 taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” Psalm 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. Psalm 49:6-12 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. / No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. / For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice, ... Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile. Ecclesiastes 9:2-3 It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow. / This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead. Habakkuk 1:13 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? Luke 12:16-21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... James 5:1-6 Come 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 consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Proverbs 1:32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. Proverbs 3:31-32 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; / for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright. Proverbs 11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage. Treasury of Scripture Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. these Psalm 37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Psalm 52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. Jeremiah 12:1,2 Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? … prosper Psalm 73:3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. they Psalm 17:14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. Psalm 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. Jeremiah 5:17,28 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword… Jump to Previous Age Alway Always Carefree Ease Easy Heap Increase Increased Ones Prosper Riches Sinners Strength Times Ungodly Wealth Wicked WorldJump to Next Age Alway Always Carefree Ease Easy Heap Increase Increased Ones Prosper Riches Sinners Strength Times Ungodly Wealth Wicked WorldPsalm 73 1. The prophet, prevailing in a temptation2. Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked 13. The wound given thereby, diffidence 15. The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose. Behold The word "Behold" is a call to attention, urging the reader to observe and consider carefully. In Hebrew, the word is "הִנֵּה" (hinneh), which is often used to draw attention to something significant or surprising. It serves as an invitation to pause and reflect on the truth being presented. In the context of Psalm 73, it emphasizes the stark reality that the psalmist is about to describe, urging the reader to take notice of the apparent prosperity of the wicked. these are the wicked always at ease they increase in wealth Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Behold,הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! these [are] אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those the wicked— רְשָׁעִ֑ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person always ע֝וֹלָ֗ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always carefree וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י (wə·šal·wê) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 7961: Tranquil, careless, security as they increase הִשְׂגּוּ־ (hiś·gū-) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7685: To grow, increase their wealth. חָֽיִל׃ (ḥā·yil) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength Links Psalm 73:12 NIVPsalm 73:12 NLT Psalm 73:12 ESV Psalm 73:12 NASB Psalm 73:12 KJV Psalm 73:12 BibleApps.com Psalm 73:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 73:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 73:12 French Bible Psalm 73:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 73:12 Behold these are the wicked (Psalm Ps Psa.) |