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


In Context

5 In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.

6 Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.

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

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

9 They have set in the heavens their mouth, And their tongue walketh in the earth.

10 Therefore do His people return hither, And waters of fulness are wrung out to them.

Psalm 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

73:8They scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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