Psalms 73:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.”
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BSBPD
“I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 73:22 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 18:3Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight?
- Psalms 32:9Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
- Psalms 49:10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
- Psalms 69:5You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
- Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
- Psalms 92:7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
- Ecclesiastes 3:18I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
- Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
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