Psalm 73:3

Easy To Read Version

I saw that wicked people were successful\par I became jealous of those proud people.\par

Cross References

Job 12:6

But robbers’ tents are not bothered.\par People who make God angry live in peace,\par and their own strength\par is their only god!\par

Job 17:8

Good people are upset about this.\par Innocent people are upset at people\par that don’t care about God.\par

Job 21:7

Why do evil people live long lives?\par Why do they grow old and successful?\par

Job 24:23

Evil people might feel safe and secure\par for a short time.\par They might want to be powerful.\par

Psalm 10:5

Bad people are always doing\par crooked things.\par They don’t even notice God’s laws\par and wise teachings. {\cf2\super [55]} \par God’s enemies ignore \{his teachings\}.\par

Psalm 37:1

Don’t get upset at evil people.\par Don’t be jealous of people\par who do bad things.\par

Psalm 37:7

Trust the Lord and wait for his help.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people succeed.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people make evil plans\par and their plans succeed.\par

Proverbs 23:17

Don’t be jealous of evil people. But always try as hard as you can to respect the Lord.

Proverbs 24:1

Don’t be jealous of evil people. Don’t even want to be around them.

Proverbs 3:31

Some people are easily angered and quickly do bad things. Don’t be like that.

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.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par

Malachi 3:15

We think proud people are happy. Evil people succeed. They do bad things to test God’s patience—and God does not punish them.”

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures {\cf2\super [19]} mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit {\cf2\super [20]} that \{God\} made to live in us wants us only for himself.” {\cf2\super [21]}