Psalms 10:4

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“In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.”

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BSBPD

“In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not requireit. All his thoughts are, There is no God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!' <FI>are<Fi> all his devices.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 10:4 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
  2. Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
  3. Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  4. Job 22:17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
  5. Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
  6. Psalms 18:27For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
  7. Psalms 27:8My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
  8. Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
  9. Psalms 53:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
  10. Psalms 73:11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
  11. Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
  12. Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  13. Proverbs 21:4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
  14. Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
  15. Proverbs 30:13There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
  16. Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
  17. Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  18. Isaiah 3:9The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
  19. Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
  20. Isaiah 65:2All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
  21. Jeremiah 2:31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
  22. Jeremiah 4:14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
  23. Daniel 5:22But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
  24. Zephaniah 1:12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

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