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Psalms 10:4
4Wicked people are too proud to worry about God. They think, ‘God will not give me any trouble.’
Psalms 10:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
- New International Version (NIV)In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.
Context of Psalms 10:4
2Wicked people are cruel to poor people. They use their evil ideas to take hold of weak people. 3Not only do wicked people boast because they get the things that they want. They also praise robbers, and they curse the Lord. Wicked people are too proud to worry about God. They think, ‘God will not give me any trouble.’ 5Often the wicked person seems to have success. He does not respect your commands, God. He laughs at all his enemies. 6He says to himself, ‘There will be no trouble for me. Nothing bad will ever happen to me or to my children.’
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רָשָׁ֗ע כְּגֹ֣בַהּ אַ֭פּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹ֑שׁ אֵ֥ין אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים כָּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 10:4
- Psalms 18:27You save people who are humble. But if people are proud, you bring them down very low.
- Psalms 101:5If anyone secretly speaks against his friend, I will destroy them. If anyone is proud and they boast about themselves, I will send them away from me.
- Proverbs 6:17Eyes that show how proud a person is. A mouth that speaks lies. Hands that kill people who have done nothing wrong.
- Proverbs 21:4Wicked people are proud and they boast. Sin is their guide through life.
- Proverbs 30:13There are some people who are very proud. They look down on everyone else.
- Isaiah 2:11The Lord will bring proud people down low. People who boast will have to stop. On that day, people will see that only the Lord is great.
- Isaiah 3:9Their proud faces show that they are guilty. Their sins are as bad as the sins of Sodom's people. And they do not try to hide it! It will be very bad for them! They have caused great trouble for themselves.
- Psalms 14:2The Lord is looking down from heaven. He looks at the people of the world, to see if there are any wise people among them. He looks to see if anyone wants to know God.
- Psalms 27:8I have heard you say to me, ‘Come near to me.’ So I will come and pray to you, Lord.
- Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, ‘The Lord is not my god. I do not need to obey him. I do not have to let the Israelites go. I do not know the Lord. I will not let the Israelites go.’
- Deuteronomy 8:14Then be careful! Do not become proud. Never forget the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt. He rescued you from the place where you were slaves.
- Job 22:17They said to God, “Leave us alone!” They thought that Almighty God could not hurt them.
- Proverbs 30:9If I have more than enough, I might say that I do not know you. I might say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ But if I am poor, I might rob people. That would insult my God's good name.
- Jeremiah 2:31Listen to the Lord's message, you people who are alive today: ‘People of Israel, why do you not trust me? Have I become like a desert for you? Have I become a dark and dangerous land for you to live in? No! But you say, “We are free to go where we like. We do not need to serve you any more.”
- Daniel 5:22King Belshazzar, you are Nebuchadnezzar's son, and you knew all that. But you did not become humble.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Will not seek after God - He is too proud to bend his knee before his Judge; he is too haughty to put on sackcloth, and lay himself in the dust, though without deep repentance and humiliation he must without doubt perish everlastingly.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance - In consequence of his pride; or, his pride is the reason of what is here stated. The “pride of his countenance” is a phrase that is used because pride shows itself mainly in the countenance, or in a lofty air and manner. The design is to state the influence of pride in producing the effect here specified. Will not seek after God - The phrase “after God,” is supplied by our translators. Something clearly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4there is no God: See Psalms 10:11; 14:1.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The face expresses the self-conceit, whose fruit is practical atheism (Psa 14:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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