8They scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.


In Context

5 They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity ; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.

8 They scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.

9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.

10 Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.

Psalms 73:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

73:8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

73:8They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

73:8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

73:8They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

73:8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: they speak loftily.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

73:8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

73:8They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

73:8They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

73:8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.