Parallel Verses
Amplified
His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments [Lord] are on high, out of his sight [so he never thinks about them];
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
New American Standard Bible
Your judgments are on high,
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
King James Version
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Holman Bible
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.
International Standard Version
Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.
A Conservative Version
His ways are profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them.
American Standard Version
His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
Bible in Basic English
His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
Darby Translation
His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
Julia Smith Translation
His ways will be in pain in all time; thy judgments high from before him: all his enemies he will puff at them.
King James 2000
His ways are always prosperous; your judgments are far above, out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His ways endure at all times. Your judgments are aloof from him. [As for] all his enemies, he scoffs at them.
Modern King James verseion
His ways are always perverted; Your judgments are high, out of his sight. As for all his enemies, he puffs at them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above, out of his sight. Therefore defieth he all his enemies.
NET Bible
He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.
New Heart English Bible
His ways are prosperous at all times. Your judgments are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
The Emphasized Bible
His ways are firm at all times, On high, are thy righteous regulations, out of his sight, As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them:
Webster
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
World English Bible
His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
Youngs Literal Translation
Pain do his ways at all times, On high are Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 10:5
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Context Readings
A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked
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The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;
All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”
His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments [Lord] are on high, out of his sight [so he never thinks about them];
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”
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Cross References
Psalm 12:5
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Isaiah 26:11
Though Your hand is lifted up [to strike], O Lord, the wicked do not see it.
Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame;
Indeed, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them.
Genesis 6:12
God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.
Judges 9:27
They went out into the field, gathered the grapes of their vineyard and trod them, and held a festival; and they entered the house of their god, and they ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
Judges 9:38
Then Zebul said to Gaal, “Where is your [boasting] mouth now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Is this not the people whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them!”
2 Samuel 5:6
Now the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You shall not enter here, for the blind and the lame [even the weakest among us] will turn you away”; they thought, “David cannot come in here [because the walls are impenetrable].”
1 Kings 20:10-11
Ben-hadad sent word to him and said, “May the gods do so to me, and more also, if there is enough dust left of Samaria for handfuls for all the [armed] people who follow me.”
1 Kings 20:13
Then a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Have you seen all this great army? Behold, I will hand them over to you, and you shall know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.’”
Psalm 92:5-6
How great are Your works, O Lord!
Your thoughts are very deep [beyond man’s understanding].
Proverbs 1:19
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain;
Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.
Proverbs 2:13
From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
Proverbs 2:15
Whose paths are crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
Proverbs 15:24
The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise,
That he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below.
Proverbs 24:1
Nor desire to be with them;
Isaiah 5:12
They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;
But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
Isaiah 10:1
And to those [magistrates] who constantly record unjust and oppressive decisions,
Isaiah 28:15
Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
And with Sheol (the place of the dead) we have made an agreement,
When the overwhelming scourge passes by, it will not reach us,
For we have made lies our refuge and we have concealed ourselves in deception.”
Isaiah 42:25
Therefore He poured out on Israel the heat of His anger
And the fierceness of battle;
And engulfed him in fire,
Yet he did not recognize [the lesson of repentance which the Assyrian conquest was intended to teach];
It burned him, but he did not take it to heart.
Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted (perverted) themselves
As in the days of Gibeah.
The Lord will remember their wickedness and guilt;
He will punish their sins.
Hosea 14:9
Whoever is [spiritually] wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is [spiritually] discerning and understanding, let him know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
And the righteous will walk in them,
But transgressors will stumble and fall in them.
Romans 3:16
Destruction and misery are in their paths,