That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Psalm 94:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily. [Jude 14, 15.] American Standard Version (1901) They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. Common English Bible They spew arrogant words; all the evildoers are bragging. Catholic Public Domain Version For in his hand are all the limits of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his. |
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, The LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah
Let the lying lips be dumb; Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the mercy of God endureth continually.
For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.
Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear?
There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake; I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and he was given to be burned with fire.
And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High: and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took away from him the continual burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.