Psalm 73:7 “From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hea…”

Psalm 73:7

From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

World English Bible

Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

American Standard Version

Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.

Geneva Bible 1599

Their eyes stande out for fatnesse: they haue more then heart can wish.

Darby Translation

Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:

Young's Literal Translation

Their eye hath come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;

Bible in Basic English

Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

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Cross references

“eyes”

Psalm 17:10 Job 15:27 Jeremiah 5:28 Psalm 119:70 Isaiah 3:9 Ezekiel 16:49

Psalm 17:10 · BSB

They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

Job 15:27 · BSB

Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,

Jeremiah 5:28 · BSB

They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Psalm 119:70 · BSB

Their hearts are callous and insensitive, but I delight in Your law.

Isaiah 3:9 · BSB

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Ezekiel 16:49 · BSB

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.

“have, etc”

Psalm 73:12 Psalm 17:14 1 Samuel 25:2 1 Samuel 25:36 Luke 12:16–19

Psalm 73:12 · BSB

Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.

Psalm 17:14 · BSB

from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

1 Samuel 25:2 · BSB

Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.

1 Samuel 25:36 · BSB

When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

Luke 12:16–19 · BSB

Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

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

In context

6Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

8They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

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