Psalms 73:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 21:7 : 7 Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, grow mighty in power?
  • Ps 37:1 : 1 Do not worry because of evildoers, nor be envious of those who work iniquity.
  • Jer 12:1 : 1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously?
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all day long.
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns jealously?
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

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  • Ps 73:2
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    2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had nearly slipped.

  • Ps 73:12-13
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    77%

    12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

    13Surely I have kept my heart pure in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

  • Job 5:2-3
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    76%

    2For anger kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.

    3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

  • Ps 52:6-7
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    6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

    7Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Ps 10:2-3
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    74%

    2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.

    3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.

  • Prov 24:19
    74%

    19Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.

  • Ps 37:1
    74%

    1Do not worry because of evildoers, nor be envious of those who work iniquity.

  • Ps 36:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1The transgression of the wicked speaks within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

    2For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has 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 bay tree.

  • Prov 24:1
    73%

    1Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them.

  • Ps 73:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16When I thought to understand this, it was too painful for me;

    17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end.

  • Ps 112:10
    72%

    10The wicked shall see it and be grieved; he shall gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Prov 27:4
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who can stand before envy?

  • Ps 73:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pierced in my mind.

    22So foolish was I, and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.

  • Ps 37:32
    72%

    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Job 10:3
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    3Is it good to You that You should oppress, that You should despise the work of Your hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

  • Ps 73:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish.

    8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily.

  • Eccl 3:16
    71%

    16Moreover 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
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    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 who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

  • Prov 23:17
    71%

    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all day long.

  • Job 3:14
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    14With kings and counselors of the earth, who built ruins for themselves;

  • Ps 37:12
    71%

    12The wicked plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Ps 73:4
    71%

    4For there are no pains in their death; but their strength is firm.

  • Job 21:7
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    7Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, grow mighty in power?

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    29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted myself up when evil found him;

  • Prov 3:31
    71%

    31Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

  • Prov 19:3
    71%

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Eccl 2:15
    70%

    15So I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so it happens even to me. And why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart, "This also is vanity."

  • Isa 57:17
    70%

    17For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid myself and was angry, and he went on stubbornly in the way of his heart.

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    158I see the treacherous and am disgusted because they do not keep Your word.

  • Ps 49:5
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    5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall surround me?

  • Eccl 4:4
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    4Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Eccl 8:10
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    10Then 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 done so. This also is vanity.

  • Job 27:7
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    7Let my enemy be like the wicked, and he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.

  • Job 34:8
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    8Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men.

  • Mal 3:15
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    15And now we call the proud blessed; yes, those who do wickedness are raised up; yes, those who test God go free.

  • Prov 18:3
    70%

    3When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor, reproach.

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    3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

  • Jer 12:1
    70%

    1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously?

  • Job 31:25
    69%

    25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;