Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

that [the] rejoicing of [the] wicked [is] {short}, and the joy of [the] godless {lasts only a moment}?

New American Standard Bible

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless momentary?

King James Version

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Holman Bible

the joy of the wicked has been brief
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

International Standard Version

The wicked triumph only briefly; the joy of the godless is momentary.

A Conservative Version

that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the profane but for a moment?

American Standard Version

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?

Amplified


That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

Bible in Basic English

That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

Darby Translation

The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

Julia Smith Translation

For the rejoicing of the unjust drawing near, and the gladness of the profane even for a moment

King James 2000

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Modern King James verseion

that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly is for a moment?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

the praise of the ungodly hath been short, and that the joy of the hypocrites continued but the twinkling of an eye?

NET Bible

that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.

New Heart English Bible

that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

The Emphasized Bible

That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?

Webster

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

World English Bible

that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

Youngs Literal Translation

That the singing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רננה 
R@nanah 
Usage: 4

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

is short
קרב קרוב 
Qarowb 
Usage: 77

and the joy
שׂמחה 
Simchah 
Usage: 93

of the hypocrite
חנף 
Chaneph 
Usage: 13

References

Watsons

Context Readings

A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long

4 "Did you know this from of old, since the setting of [the] human being on earth, 5 that [the] rejoicing of [the] wicked [is] {short}, and the joy of [the] godless {lasts only a moment}? 6 Even though his stature mounts up to the heaven, and his head reaches to the clouds,



Cross References

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen [the] wicked acting violently and spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.

Exodus 15:9-10

[The] enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide plunder, my desire will be full [of] them, I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.'

Judges 16:21-30

And [the] Philistines seized him, gouged his eyes, and brought him to Gaza. They tied him up with bronze shackles, and he became a grinder {in the prison}.

Esther 5:11-12

And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his wealth and the number of his sons and all [the ways] that the king had honored him and promoted him above the officials and king's servants.

Esther 7:10

And they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the anger of the king was abated.

Job 5:3

I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

Job 8:12-13

While it [is] in its flower [and] is not plucked, yet it withers {before} all grass.

Job 8:19

Look, this [is] the joy of his way, and from dust others will spring up.

Job 15:29-34

He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure, and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.

Job 18:5-6

Furthermore, the light of [the] wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire will not shine.

Job 27:8

for what [is the] hope of [the] godless when he cuts [them] off, when God takes away his life?

Job 27:13-23

"This [is the] portion of [the] wicked human being with God, and they receive from Shaddai [the] inheritance of [the] ruthless.

Psalm 73:18-20

Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.

Matthew 7:21

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 13:20-21

And what was sown on the rocky ground--this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

Acts 12:22-23

But the people began to call out loudly, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"

Galatians 6:4

But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in someone else.

James 4:16

But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

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