Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
New American Standard Bible
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a
King James Version
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Holman Bible
Will all of you attack
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?
International Standard Version
How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
A Conservative Version
How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may kill, all of you, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
American Standard Version
How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him , all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
Amplified
How long will you attack a man
So that you may murder him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
Darby Translation
How long will ye assail a man; will ye seek, all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?
Julia Smith Translation
How long will ye set upon a man? ye will kill all of you: as a wall inclining, a wall thrust down.
King James 2000
How long will you imagine evil against a man? you shall be slain all of you: as a leaning wall shall you be, and as a tottering fence.
Lexham Expanded Bible
How long will you attack a man? All of you will be shattered like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.
Modern King James verseion
How long will you imagine mischief against a man? You will shatter him, all of you; you shall be like a bowing wall and a tottering fence.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
How long will ye imagine mischief against every man? Ye shall be slain, all of the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge.
NET Bible
How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
New Heart English Bible
How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
The Emphasized Bible
How long will ye shout at a man? Ye shall be crushed all of you, - Like a wall that bulgeth, - a fence pushed in!
Webster
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
World English Bible
How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
Youngs Literal Translation
Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 62:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Trust In God Alone
2 He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved. 3 How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling? 4 Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)
Cross References
Exodus 10:3
Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you be lifted up in your pride before me? let my people go so that they may give me worship.
Exodus 16:28
And the Lord said to Moses, How long will you go against my orders and my laws?
1 Samuel 26:10
And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
Psalm 4:2
O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)
Psalm 21:11
For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
Psalm 73:18-20
You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.
Psalm 140:2
For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
Proverbs 6:9
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
Isaiah 30:13-14
This sin will be to you like a crack in a high wall, causing its fall suddenly and in a minute.
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, make your heart clean from evil, so that you may have salvation. How long are evil purposes to have a resting-place in you?
Hosea 7:15
Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.
Matthew 17:17
And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.