And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
Psalm 10:5 - English Standard Version 2016 His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His ways are grievous [or persist] at all times; Your judgments [Lord] are far above and on high out of his sight [so he never thinks about them]; as for all his foes, he sniffs and sneers at them. American Standard Version (1901) His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them. Common English Bible Their ways are always twisted. Your rules are too lofty for them. They snort at all their foes. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes look upon the poor. His eyelids question the sons of men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven: His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men. |
And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off”—thinking, “David cannot come in here.”
And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
He gives them security, and they are supported, and his eyes are upon their ways.
“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression,
O Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed. Let the fire for your adversaries consume them.
Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement, when the overwhelming whip passes through it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.
They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity; he will punish their sins.
And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.
Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your mouth now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them.”