Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. New Living Translation They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others. English Standard Version They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression. Berean Standard Bible They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. King James Bible They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. New King James Version They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily. New American Standard Bible They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. NASB 1995 They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. NASB 1977 They mock, and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. Legacy Standard Bible They scoff and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. Amplified Bible They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak loftily [with malice]. Christian Standard Bible They mock, and they speak maliciously; they arrogantly threaten oppression. Holman Christian Standard Bible They mock, and they speak maliciously; they arrogantly threaten oppression. American Standard Version They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily. Aramaic Bible in Plain English They have conceived and have spoken evil and oppression; they have spoken against The Highest. Brenton Septuagint Translation They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily. Contemporary English Version They sneer and say cruel things, and because of their pride, they make violent threats. Douay-Rheims Bible They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high. English Revised Version They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: they speak loftily. GOD'S WORD® Translation They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression. Good News Translation They laugh at other people and speak of evil things; they are proud and make plans to oppress others. International Standard Version In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression. JPS Tanakh 1917 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; They speak as if there were none on high. Literal Standard Version They do corruptly, | And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, | They speak from on high. Majority Standard Bible They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. New American Bible They scoff and spout their malice; from on high they utter threats. NET Bible They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence. New Revised Standard Version They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression. New Heart English Bible They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression. Webster's Bible Translation They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. World English Bible They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression. Young's Literal Translation They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Endow the King with Your Justice…7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild. 8They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. 9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.… Cross References James 3:5 In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. 2 Peter 2:18 With 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. Jude 1:16 These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage. Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. Psalm 10:2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. Psalm 12:4 They say, "With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips--who can be our master?" Treasury of Scripture They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. corrupt Psalm 53:1-4 To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good… Proverbs 30:13,14 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up… speak wickedly Psalm 10:2,10,11 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined… Psalm 12:4,5 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? … Exodus 1:9,10 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: … speak loftily 2 Peter 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. Jump to Previous Acts Arrogance Corrupt Corruptly Cruel Deep Designs Evil High Loftily Malice Mock Oppression Power Scoff Seats Speak Talk Thoughts Threaten Utter Wickedly WickednessJump to Next Acts Arrogance Corrupt Corruptly Cruel Deep Designs Evil High Loftily Malice Mock Oppression Power Scoff Seats Speak Talk Thoughts Threaten Utter Wickedly WickednessPsalm 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. (8) They are corrupt . . .--This, which is the Rabbinical rendering, is now universally abandoned in favour of another derivation of the verb. The Masoretic arrangement of the clauses may be also improved on: "They scoff and speak of wickedness, Of violence from their eminence they speak," where the first clause means, they speak mockingly of wickedness, or make a jest of sin. Verse 8. - They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily; rather, they scoff, and speak wickedly; of oppression do they speak from heaven's height; i.e. "they scoff at the righteous, and speak wickedly concerning them; they talk of the oppressive acts which they meditate, as though they were Divine beings, speaking from the heavenly height" (Cheyne).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They mockיָמִ֤יקוּ ׀ (yā·mî·qū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4167: To jeer, blaspheme and speak וִידַבְּר֣וּ (wî·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with malice; בְרָ֣ע (ḇə·rā‘) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil with arrogance מִמָּר֥וֹם (mim·mā·rō·wm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4791: Altitude they threaten יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ (yə·ḏab·bê·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue oppression. עֹ֑שֶׁק (‘ō·šeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6233: Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain Links Psalm 73:8 NIVPsalm 73:8 NLT Psalm 73:8 ESV Psalm 73:8 NASB Psalm 73:8 KJV Psalm 73:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 73:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 73:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 73:8 French Bible Psalm 73:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 73:8 They scoff and speak with malice (Psalm Ps Psa.) |