Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'"
New American Standard Bible
So now we
King James Version
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
Holman Bible
So now we consider the arrogant
International Standard Version
and, "Now we call the arrogant one blessed. Those who do evil prosper and those who challenge God escape the consequences.'"
A Conservative Version
And now we call the proud happy. Yea, those who work wickedness are built up. Yea, they challenge God, and escape.
American Standard Version
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape.
Amplified
So now we call the arrogant happy and blessed. Evildoers are exalted and prosper; and when they test God, they escape [unpunished].’”
Bible in Basic English
And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.
Darby Translation
And now we hold the proud for happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and they escape.
Julia Smith Translation
And now we pronounce the proud happy; also they working injustice were built up; also they tried Jehovah and they will be delivered.
King James 2000
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are raised up; yea, they that test God are even delivered.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And now we [are] calling [the] arrogant blessed! Not only do those who do wickedness prosper; they also test God and they escape!'"
Modern King James verseion
And now we are calling the arrogant blessed. Not only are the doers of wickedness built up, they also test God, and escape.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore may we say, that the proud are happy, and that they which deal with ungodliness, are set up: for they tempt God and yet escape.'
New Heart English Bible
Now we call the proud blessed; indeed, those who work wickedness prosper. They even tempt God and escape.'
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, we are pronouncing happy - the proud, - and, the doers of lawlessness have, even been built up, and, they who have put God to the proof, have even been delivered.
Webster
And now we call the proud happy; yes, they that work wickedness are set up; even they that tempt God are delivered.
World English Bible
Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.'
Youngs Literal Translation
And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'
Themes
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Malachi » Reproves God's people for their impiety
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 3:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Overflowing Blessing
14 You have said, 'It is useless to serve God. How have we been helped by keeping his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord who rules over all? 15 So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'" 16 Then those who respected the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. A scroll was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.
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Cross References
Malachi 4:1
"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.
Psalm 95:9
where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.
Numbers 14:22-23
For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,
Esther 5:10
But Haman restrained himself and went on to his home. He then sent for his friends to join him, along with his wife Zeresh.
Job 12:6
But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.
Job 21:7-15
"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?
Job 21:30
that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God's wrath?
Job 22:23
If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,
Psalm 10:3
Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
Psalm 49:18
He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!"
Psalm 73:12
Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.
Psalm 78:18
They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.
Psalm 78:41
They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel.
Psalm 78:56
Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands.
Psalm 106:14
In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-2
So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.
Jeremiah 7:10
Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, "We are safe!" You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
Daniel 4:30
The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
Daniel 5:20-28
And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.
Daniel 6:16
So the king gave the order, and Daniel was brought and thrown into a den of lions. The king consoled Daniel by saying, "Your God whom you continually serve will rescue you!"
Habakkuk 1:13-17
You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are?
Malachi 2:17
You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" Because you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord's opinion, and he delights in them," or "Where is the God of justice?"
Matthew 4:6-7
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you' and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
Acts 5:9
Peter then told her, "Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!"
Acts 12:21
On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.
1 Corinthians 10:9
And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
Hebrews 3:9
"There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years.
1 Peter 5:5
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.