Psalms 73:12
What does Psalms 73:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 73:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lo, these <FI>are<Fi> the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But God is our king before ages: he hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 5:17
And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat; they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds; they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall beat down thy fortified cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.
- Psalms 37:35
I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
- Psalms 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 5:28
They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
- James 5:1
Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
- Luke 16:19
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
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