Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.
New American Standard Bible
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 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.
Themes
Evil » Devices » Will be defeated
Persecution » The wicked » Addicted to
Persecution » Who persecutes the poor
Persecution » Originates in » Pride
Plans of men » Devices, evil » Will be defeated
The poor » The wicked » Persecute
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 10:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked
1 Why do You stand afar off, O Jehovah? Will You hide in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.
Cross References
Psalm 7:16
His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violence shall come on his own crown.
Exodus 9:17
Do you still exalt yourself against My people, that you will not let them go?
Exodus 18:11
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they were proved against them.
Psalm 9:15-16
The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; their foot is caught in the net which they hid.
Psalm 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; the lips which speak proudly against the righteous, with pride and scorn.
Psalm 36:11
Do not let the foot of pride come against me, and do not let the hand of the wicked move me.
Psalm 59:12
For the sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, even let them be taken in their pride; and for cursing and the lying which they speak.
Psalm 119:5
O that my ways were fixed to keep Your Precepts!
Psalm 119:69
The proud have forged a lie against me; I will keep Your Commandments with all my heart.
Psalm 119:85
The proud have dug pits for me, which are not according to Your Law.
Psalm 119:122
Be surety for Your servant for good; let not the proud press me down.
Psalm 140:5
The proud have hidden cords and a trap for me; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set snares for me. Selah.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
Isaiah 10:12-13
And it will be, when the Lord has broken off all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria and the glory of his high looks.
Isaiah 14:13
For you have said in your heart, I will go up to the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.
Isaiah 14:16
Those who see you shall stare and closely watch you, saying, Is this the man who made the earth to tremble; who shook kingdoms;
Jeremiah 43:2
Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, spoke then, saying to Jeremiah, You speak falsely! Jehovah our God has not sent you to say, Do not go to Egypt to live there.