Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

King James Version

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Holman Bible

In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

International Standard Version

The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.

A Conservative Version

In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

American Standard Version

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Amplified


In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

Bible in Basic English

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

Darby Translation

The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Julia Smith Translation

In the pride of the unjust he will burn the poor: they shall be taken in the devices that they purposed.

King James 2000

The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Lexham Expanded Bible

In arrogance [the] wicked persecutes [the] poor. Let them be caught in [the] schemes that they devised,

Modern King James verseion

The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

While the ungodly hath the overhand, the poor must suffer persecution; let them be taken in the crafty wiliness that they have imagined!

NET Bible

The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

New Heart English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

The Emphasized Bible

In the pride of the lawless one, he hotly pursueth the poor, let them be caught in the plots which they have devised!

Webster

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

World English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Youngs Literal Translation

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

in his pride
גּאוה 
Ga`avah 
Usage: 19

the poor
עני 
`aniy 
Usage: 75

תּפשׂ 
Taphas 
Usage: 65

זוּ 
Zuw 
Usage: 15

References

Hastings

Context Readings

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

1 Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.

Cross References

Psalm 7:16

His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.

Exodus 9:17

You are still exalting yourself against my people and will not let them go.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly with the people."

Psalm 9:15-16

The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.

Psalm 31:18

Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

Psalm 36:11

Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Psalm 59:12

For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,

Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!

Psalm 119:69

The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;

Psalm 119:85

The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.

Psalm 119:122

Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.

Psalm 140:5

The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.

Isaiah 10:12-13

When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes.

Isaiah 14:13

You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;

Isaiah 14:16

Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,

Jeremiah 43:2

Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, "You are telling a lie. The LORD our God did not send you to say, 'Do not go to Egypt to live there,'

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