Psalms 73:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For I was envious{H8765)} at the foolish{H8802)}, when I saw{H8799)} the prosperity of the wicked.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 21:7 : 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Ps 37:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers{H8688)}, neither be thou envious{H8762)} against the workers{H8802)} of iniquity.
Jer 12:1 : 1 Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently{H8708)} for him: fret{H8691)} not thyself because of him who prospereth{H8688)} in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass{H8802)}.
Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD 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 {G2228} Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Prov 3:31 : 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, 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 {H8804)}{H8675)}{H8803)}; my steps had well nigh slipped{H8795)}.
Ps 73:12-13
2 verses
77%
12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase{H8689)} in riches.
13Verily I have cleansed{H8765)} my heart in vain, and washed{H8799)} my hands in innocency.
Job 5:2-3
2 verses
76%
2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy 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{H8799)}, and fear{H8799)}, and shall laugh{H8799)} at him:
7Lo, this is the man that made{H8799)} not God his strength; but trusted{H8799)} in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened{H8799)} himself in his wickedness.
Ps 10:2-3
2 verses
74%
2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Prov 24:19
74%
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
Ps 37:1
74%
1A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers{H8688)}, neither be thou envious{H8762)} against the workers{H8802)} of iniquity.
Ps 36:1-3
3 verses
73%
1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith{H8803)} within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found{H8800)} to be hateful{H8800)}.
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise{H8687)}, and to do good{H8687)}.
Ps 37:35
73%
35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading{H8693)} himself like a green bay tree.
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{H8762)} to know{H8800)} this, it was too painful for me;
17Until I went{H8799)} into the sanctuary of God; then understood{H8799)} I their 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 outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Ps 73:21-22
2 verses
72%
21Thus my heart was grieved{H8691)}, and I was pricked{H8709)} in my reins.
22So foolish was I, and ignorant{H8799)}: I was as a beast before thee.
Ps 37:32
72%
32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh{H8764)} to slay{H8687)} him.
Job 10:3
72%
3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Ps 73:7-8
2 verses
71%
7Their eyes stand out{H8804)} with fatness: they have more{H8804)} than heart could wish.
8They are corrupt{H8686)}, and speak{H8762)} wickedly concerning oppression: they speak{H8762)} loftily.
Eccl 3:16
71%
16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity 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 things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
Prov 23:17
71%
17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Job 3:14
71%
14With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
Ps 37:12
71%
12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth{H8802)} upon him with his teeth.
Ps 73:4
71%
4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
Job 21:7
71%
7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Job 31:29
71%
29If I 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 oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Prov 19:3
71%
3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Eccl 2:15
70%
15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said 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 me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
Ps 119:158
70%
158I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
Ps 49:5
70%
5Wherefore should I fear{H8799)} in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass{H8799)} me about?
Eccl 4:4
70%
4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Eccl 8:10
70%
10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
Job 27:7
70%
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
Job 34:8
70%
8Which 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 set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
Prov 18:3
70%
3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
Ps 94:3
70%
3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph{H8799)}?
Jer 12:1
70%
1Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Job 31:25
69%
25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;