Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
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

His ways are always secure;
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.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

חיל חוּל 
Chuwl 
Usage: 57

צרר 
Tsarar 
Usage: 54

he puffeth
פּוּח 
Puwach 
Usage: 14

Context Readings

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

4 In his arrogant attitude he does not search for God. His faulty reasoning concludes: There is no God. 5 His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
6 He says to himself: Nothing can shake me. I will never face trouble.



Cross References

Psalm 12:5

Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will provide safety for those who long for it.

Isaiah 26:11

O Jehovah, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame. Let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

Genesis 6:12

God saw how corrupt the earth had become. All the people on earth had corrupted their ways.

Judges 9:27

They all went to their vineyards and picked the grapes. Then they made wine from them, and held a festival. They went to the temple of their god, where they ate and drank and made fun of Abimelech.

Judges 9:38

Zebul said to him: Where is all your big talk now? You asked why we should serve this man Abimelech. These are the men you made fun of. You go fight them!

2 Samuel 5:6

The king and his men went to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived in that region. The Jebusites told David: You will never get in here. Even the blind and the lame could turn you away. In other words he could not enter there.

1 Kings 20:10-11

Benhadad sent Ahab the following message: May the gods strike me dead if there will be enough dust left from Samaria to give a handful to each soldier who follows me.

1 Kings 20:13

A prophet approached King Ahab of Israel and said: This is what Jehovah says: 'Have you seen this large army? I will hand it over to you today. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.'

Psalm 92:5-6

How great (spectacular) (excellent) are your works, O Jehovah! How very deep are your thoughts!

Proverbs 1:19

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust dishonest gain. Greed takes away the life of its owner.

Proverbs 2:13

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness?

Proverbs 2:15

The wicked are crooked. They are devious in their ways.

Proverbs 15:24

The way of life leads upward for the wise. That he may depart from the grave beneath.

Proverbs 24:1

Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Isaiah 5:12

At their feasts there are lyres and harps, tambourines and flutes, and wine. Yet, they do not pay attention to what Jehovah is doing or respect what his hands have done.

Isaiah 10:1

How horrible it will be for those who enact unjust laws and who decree oppressive regulations.

Isaiah 28:15

Because you have said: We have made a covenant with death, and with the grave we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge. We have hidden under falsehood!

Isaiah 42:25

So he made us feel the force of his anger and suffer the violence of war. Like fire his anger burned throughout Israel. Yet we never knew what was happening. We learned nothing at all from it.

Hosea 9:9

They have gone deep in depravity as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will punish their sins.

Hosea 14:9

Let the wise understand these things. Let the discerning know them. For the ways of Jehovah are right. And the righteous will walk in them. But transgressors will stumble in them.

Romans 3:16

Destruction and misery are in their ways. (Isaiah 59:7)

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