Psalms 73:7

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“From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.”

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BSBPD

“From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Their eye hath come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 73:7 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 25:2Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
  2. 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
  3. Esther 3:11“Keep your money,” said the king to Haman. “These people are given to you to do with them as you please.”
  4. Job 15:27Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
  5. Psalms 17:10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
  6. Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
  7. Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
  8. Psalms 119:70Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.
  9. 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.
  10. Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
  11. Ezekiel 16:49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
  12. Luke 12:16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

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