Psalm 12:8
Strong's Lexicon
The wicked
רְשָׁעִ֥ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

wander
יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן (yiṯ·hal·lā·ḵūn)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

freely,
סָבִ֗יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side

and vileness
זֻ֝לּ֗וּת (zul·lūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2149: 1) vileness, worthlessness

is exalted
כְּרֻ֥ם (kə·rum)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7311: 1) to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, be set on high 1a2) to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted 1a3) to be lifted, rise 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up 1b2) to lift up, raise, exalt 1b3) to exalt, extol 1c) (Polal) to be lifted up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high 1d2) to lift up (and take away), remove 1d3) to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute 1e) (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished 1f) (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself 2) (Qal) to be rotten, be wormy

among
לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

men.
אָדָֽם׃ (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

Young's Literal Translation
Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race .

New American Standard Bible
The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

King James Bible
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.

New Living Translation
even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.

English Standard Version
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

New American Standard Bible
The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

King James Bible
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

International Standard Version
The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings.

NET Bible
for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.

American Standard Version
The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

English Revised Version
The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Young's Literal Translation
Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!
















Cross References
Psalm 55:10
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

Psalm 55:11
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

Isaiah 32:5
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 12:7
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Psalm 12:6
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Psalm 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

Psalm 13:1
How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalm 13:2
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Psalm 13:3
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
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