Psalms 73:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 21:7 : 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
Ps 37:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
Jer 12:1 : 1 Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
Prov 24:1 : 1 Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
Jas 4:5 : 5 Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
Prov 3:31 : 31 Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 73:2
79%
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
Ps 73:12-13
2 verses
77%
12Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
13Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
Job 5:2-3
2 verses
76%
2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
3I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Ps 52:6-7
2 verses
75%
6The righteous also shall see [it], and fear, And shall laugh at him, [saying],
7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Ps 10:2-3
2 verses
74%
2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.
Prov 24:19
74%
19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
Ps 37:1
74%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
Ps 36:1-3
3 verses
73%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Ps 37:35
73%
35I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
Prov 24:1
73%
1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
Ps 73:16-17
2 verses
72%
16When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;
17Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.
Ps 112:10
72%
10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
Prov 27:4
72%
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Ps 73:21-22
2 verses
72%
21For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
22So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee.
Ps 37:32
72%
32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
Job 10:3
72%
3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Ps 73:7-8
2 verses
71%
7Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.
8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
Eccl 3:16
71%
16And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
Prov 11:23
71%
23The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Eccl 7:15
71%
15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.
Prov 23:17
71%
17Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
Job 3:14
71%
14With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;
Ps 37:12
71%
12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Ps 73:4
71%
4For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.
Job 21:7
71%
7Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
Job 31:29
71%
29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Prov 3:31
71%
31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
Prov 19:3
71%
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Eccl 2:15
70%
15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Isa 57:17
70%
17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
Ps 119:158
70%
158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.
Ps 49:5
70%
5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
Eccl 4:4
70%
4Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Eccl 8:10
70%
10So I saw the wicked buried, and they came [to the grave]; and they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city: this also is vanity.
Job 27:7
70%
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
Job 34:8
70%
8Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?
Mal 3:15
70%
15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape.
Prov 18:3
70%
3When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy [cometh] reproach.
Ps 94:3
70%
3Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?
Jer 12:1
70%
1Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
Job 31:25
69%
25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;