Psalm 10:3 “For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the…”

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

World English Bible

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns the LORD.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.

Darby Translation

For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

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Cross references

“boasteth”

Psalm 94:4 Psalm 35:21 Psalm 49:6 Exodus 15:9 Isaiah 37:23 Psalm 52:1

Psalm 94:4 · BSB

They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

Psalm 35:21 · BSB

They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”

Psalm 49:6 · BSB

They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

Exodus 15:9 · BSB

The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’

Isaiah 37:23 · BSB

Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Psalm 52:1 · BSB

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

“hearts”

Luke 12:19 Zechariah 11:5–8 Psalm 49:11–13 Deuteronomy 29:19 Job 31:24 Proverbs 28:4

Luke 12:19 · BSB

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

Zechariah 11:5–8 · BSB

whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.

Psalm 49:11–13 · BSB

Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.

Deuteronomy 29:19 · BSB

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land…

Job 31:24 · BSB

If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,

Proverbs 28:4 · BSB

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

“whom”

Micah 6:10–12 Isaiah 57:17 Jeremiah 22:17 Habakkuk 2:9 Luke 12:15 1 Corinthians 6:10

Micah 6:10–12 · BSB

Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?

Isaiah 57:17 · BSB

I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.

Jeremiah 22:17 · BSB

“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Habakkuk 2:9 · BSB

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

Luke 12:15 · BSB

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

1 Corinthians 6:10 · BSB

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

“abhorreth”

Psalm 5:6 Leviticus 26:30 Deuteronomy 32:19

Psalm 5:6 · BSB

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

Leviticus 26:30 · BSB

I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.

Deuteronomy 32:19 · BSB

When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

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