Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
I said unto the boastful, Boast not; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
New American Standard Bible
And to the wicked, ‘
King James Version
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
Holman Bible
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
International Standard Version
I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength.
A Conservative Version
I said to the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly, and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.
American Standard Version
I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
Amplified
“I said to the arrogant, ‘Do not boast;’
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn [of self-glorification].
Bible in Basic English
I say to the men of pride, Let your pride be gone: and to the sinners, Let not your horn be lifted up.
Julia Smith Translation
I said to the foolish, Ye shall not be foolish; and to the unjust, Ye shall not lift up the horn:
King James 2000
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
Lexham Expanded Bible
I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast!' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up [your] horn!
Modern King James verseion
I said to the proud, Do not boast; and to the wicked, Do not lift up the horn;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I said unto the fools, "Deal not so madly," and to the ungodly, "Set not up your horn.
NET Bible
I say to the proud, "Do not be proud," and to the wicked, "Do not be so confident of victory!
New Heart English Bible
I said to the arrogant, "Do not boast." I said to the wicked, "Do not lift up the horn.
The Emphasized Bible
I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;
Webster
I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
World English Bible
I said to the arrogant, "Don't boast!" I said to the wicked, "Don't lift up the horn.
Youngs Literal Translation
I have said to the boastful, 'Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, 'Raise not up a horn.'
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 75:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Judges The Wicked
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have established its pillars. Selah. 4 I said unto the boastful, Boast not; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 5 Lift not up your horn on high; speak not arrogantly with a stiff neck.
Phrases
Cross References
Zechariah 1:21
And I said, What come these to do? And he spoke, saying, Those are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these are come to affright them, to cast out the horns of the nations, which lifted up the horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.
Psalm 82:2-8
How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
Psalm 89:17
For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
Psalm 94:8
Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Psalm 148:14
And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!
Proverbs 1:22
How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
Proverbs 8:5
O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Daniel 7:20-21
and concerning the ten horns that were in its head, and the other that came up, and before which three fell: even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and whose look was more imposing than its fellows.