Psalms 73:3

World English Bible (2000)

For I was envious of the arrogant, 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, and grow mighty in power?
  • Ps 37:1 : 1 Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
  • Jer 12:1 : 1 You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Don't let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all the day long.
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 Don't be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously"?
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

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    2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

  • Ps 73:12-13
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    12 Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.

    13 Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,

  • Job 5:2-3
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    2 For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

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

    7 "Behold, this is the man who didn't 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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    2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

    3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

  • Prov 24:19
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    19 Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

  • Ps 37:1
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    1 Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

  • Ps 36:1-3
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    1 An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."

    2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

    3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

  • Ps 37:35
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    35 I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

  • Prov 24:1
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    1 Don't be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:

  • Ps 73:16-17
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    72%

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

    17 Until I entered God's sanctuary, and considered their latter end.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10 The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.

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    4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

  • Ps 73:21-22
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    21 For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.

    22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

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    3 Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?

  • Ps 73:7-8
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    7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

    8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

  • Eccl 3:16
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    16 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
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    23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15 All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17 Don't let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all the day long.

  • Job 3:14
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    14 with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;

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    12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

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    4 For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.

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    7 "Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?

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

  • Prov 3:31
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    31 Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

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    3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

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    15 Then I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

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    17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him; I hid [my face] and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

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    5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

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    4 Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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    10 So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.

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    7 "Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

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    8 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?

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    15 Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.'

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    3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

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    1 You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?

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