Psalms 94:4

What does Psalms 94:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 94:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

They utter--they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

[How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Context

v.3Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?

v.4This passage

v.5They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 31:18

    Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

  • Psalms 59:12

    Forthe sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Psalms 64:3

    Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

  • Jude 1:14

    And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

  • Daniel 8:11

    Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took away from him the continual burnt-offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

  • Revelation 13:5

    and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.

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