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Psalms 73:3

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

KJV

Leva manus tuas in superbias eorum in finem : quanta malignatus est inimicus in sancto !

Vulgate

ἔπαρον τὰς χεῖράς σου ἐπὶ τὰς ὑπερηφανίας αὐτῶν εἰς τέλος, ὅσα ἐπονηρεύσατο ὁ ἐχθρὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις σου.

LXX

For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

ASV

כִּֽי קִ֭נֵּאתִי בַּֽ/הוֹלְלִ֑ים שְׁל֖וֹם רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֶרְאֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הוּ
hv
verb · 163×
יְקַנְא֣וּ
yqn'v
verb · 33×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שָׁלֽוֹם
shlvm
noun · 235×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 25:2 — And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
  • Eccl 7:15 — All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
  • Eccl 8:14 — There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the wo
  • Eccl 9:2 — All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is
  • Hab 1:3 — Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
  • Hab 1:13 — Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is m
  • Jas 4:5 — Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
  • Jas 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
  • Jer 12:1 — 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?
  • Jer 12:1 — 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?
  • Job 5:3 — I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
  • Job 9:24 — The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
  • Job 21:7 — Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
  • Job 21:7 — Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
  • Luke 12:16 — And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
  • Mal 2:17 — Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the
  • Prov 3:31 — Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 3:31 — Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 23:17 — Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
  • Prov 23:17 — Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
  • Prov 24:1 — Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
  • Prov 24:1 — Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
  • Prov 24:19 — Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
  • Ps 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
  • Ps 37:1 — Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
  • Ps 37:1 — Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
  • Ps 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
  • Ps 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
  • Ps 37:35 — I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
  • Ps 73:21 — Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.