Parallel Verses
World English Bible
For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Holman Bible
the one who is greedy curses
International Standard Version
For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.
A Conservative Version
For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.
American Standard Version
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea , contemneth Jehovah.
Amplified
For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
Darby Translation
For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
For the unjust boasted upon the desire of his soul, and he blessed him plundering, despising Jehovah.
King James 2000
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.
Modern King James verseion
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire, and speaketh good of the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
NET Bible
Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.
Webster
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Youngs Literal Translation
Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.
Themes
Boasting » Boasting, the folly of
Boasting » Who boasts of their heart’s desire
Character » Of the wicked » Boastful
Character of the wicked » Boastful
Covetousness » Commended by the wicked alone
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 10:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked
2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise. 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh. 4 The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
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Cross References
Psalm 94:4
They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.
Psalm 49:6
Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches --
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, 'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'
Leviticus 26:30
I will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul will abhor you.
Deuteronomy 29:19
and it happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, "I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry."
Deuteronomy 32:19
Yahweh saw [it], and abhorred [them], because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, "You are blessed by Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me.
Job 31:24
"If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;'
Psalm 5:6
You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Psalm 35:21
Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!"
Psalm 49:11-13
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
Psalm 49:18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul -- and men praise you when you do well for yourself --
Psalm 52:1
Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
Psalm 73:8-9
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
Isaiah 10:7-11
However he doesn't mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.
Isaiah 37:23
Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 57:17
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him; I hid [my face] and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
Jeremiah 22:17
But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
Hosea 12:7-8
A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
Micah 6:10-12
Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
Zechariah 11:5-8
Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, 'Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;' and their own shepherds don't pity them.
Matthew 26:15-16
and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.
Luke 12:15
He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
Luke 12:19
I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'
Luke 16:14-15
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
Romans 1:29
being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
Romans 1:32
who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.
1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:5
Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
2 Timothy 3:2-4
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
James 4:13
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit."
James 4:16
But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
1 John 2:15
Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him.