Psalms 10:2

“The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Psalms 10:2

The wicked in his pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the deuices that they haue imagined.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
- American Standard Version (1901)

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
- Basic English Bible

In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
- Darby Bible

Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
- English Revised Version

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Psalms 10:2

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 10:2


10:3 Boasteth - He glorieth in his very sins which are his shame, and especially in the satisfaction of his desires.

10:4 Countenance - So called, because though pride be properly seated in the heart, yet it is manifest in the countenance.


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