Psalm 10:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ Evil people brag about the things they want.\par And those greedy people curse God.\par In this way, the evil people show that\par they hate the Lord.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ For the wicked man boasts (sings the praises) of his own heart's desire, and the one greedy for gain curses and spurns, yes, renounces and despises the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

Common English Bible

³ The wicked brag about their body’s cravings; the greedy reject the LORD, cursing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ For behold, the sinners have bent their bow. They have prepared their arrows in the quiver, so as to shoot arrows in the dark at the upright of heart.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow; they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.

Psalm 10:3 Cross References

1 Kings 20:25

“Now you gather an army like the army that was destroyed. Gather horses and chariots like that army. Then let’s fight the Israelites on flat land. Then we will win.” Ben Hadad followed their advice. He did what they said.

Job 31:24

“I have never trusted in my riches.\par \{I always trusted God to help me.\}\par I never said to pure gold,\par ‘You are my hope.’\par

Psalm 35:21

My enemies are saying bad things\par about me.\par \{They tell lies and say,\}\par “Aha! We know what you are doing!”\par

Psalm 49:18

A wealthy person might really congratulate himself\par on how well he has done in life.\par And yes, even other people might praise him for how well he had done for himself.\par

Psalm 49:6

Some people think their strength and wealth will protect them.\par But those people are fools.\par

Psalm 5:6

You destroy people who tell lies.\par You hate people who make secret plans\par to hurt other people.\par

Psalm 52:1

Big man, why do you brag about\par the bad things you do?\par You are a continual disgrace to God.\par

Psalm 94:4

How much longer will those criminals\par brag about the bad things they did?\par

Exodus 15:9

“The enemy said, ‘I’ll chase them and catch them. I’ll take all their riches. I’ll take it all with my sword. I’ll take everything for myself.’

Proverbs 28:4

You are for evil people if you refuse to obey the law. But if you obey the law, then you are against them.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good men die young. And I have seen evil men living long lives.

Isaiah 37:23

But who did you insult and make fun of?\par Who did you speak against?\par You were against the Holy One of Israel!\par You acted like you were better than him!\par

Isaiah 57:17

These people did evil things,\par and it made me angry.\par So, I punished Israel.\par I turned away from him\par because I was angry.\par And Israel left me.\par He went wherever he wanted.\par

Jeremiah 22:17

“Jehoiakim, your eyes look\par only for what benefits yourself.\par You are always thinking about\par getting more for yourself.\par You are willing to kill innocent people.\par You are willing to steal things\par from other people.”\par

Leviticus 26:30

I will destroy your high places. [445] I will cut down your incense [446] altars. [447] I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. [448] You will be very disgusting to me.

Habakkuk 2:9

Yes, it will be very bad for the person that becomes rich by doing wrong. That person does those things to live in a safe place. He thinks that he can stop other people from stealing from him. \{But bad things will happen to him.\}

Luke 12:15

Then Jesus said to them. “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A person does not get life from the many things he owns.”

Luke 12:19

Then I can say to myself, I have many good things stored. I have saved enough for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!’

Romans 1:29

Those people are filled with every kind of sin, evil, greed, and hatred. Those people are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst things about each other. Those people gossip

Romans 1:32

Those people know God’s law. They know God’s law says that people who live like that should die. But they continue to do those wrong things. And they say that people who do those things are doing right.

Ephesians 5:5

You can be sure of this: No person will have a place in the kingdom of Christ and of God if that person does sexual sins, or does evil things, or is a person who always wants more and more for himself. A greedy person like that is serving a false god.

Deuteronomy 29:19

“A person might hear these curses, but he might comfort himself and say, ‘I will continue doing what I want. Nothing bad will happen to me.’ That person might cause bad things to happen not only to himself but to everyone—even to the good people. [192]

Deuteronomy 32:19

“The Lord saw this and became upset. His sons and daughters made him angry!

Colossians 3:5

So put all evil things out of your life: sexual sinning, doing evil, letting evil thoughts control you, wanting things that are evil, and selfishly wanting more and more. This wanting really means to live serving a false god.

James 4:13

Some of you say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to some city. We will stay there a year, do business, and make money.” Listen! Think about this:

James 4:16

But now you are proud and you boast. All of this boasting is wrong.

1 John 2:15

Don’t love this evil world or the things in it. If a person loves the world, the love of the Father (God) is not in that person.

Judges 17:2

Micah said to his mother, “Do you remember that someone stole 28 pounds [124] of silver from you. I heard you say a curse about that. Well, I have the silver. I took it.”

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul answered, “The Lord bless you for helping me.