Bible verse
They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
Psalm 73:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 73.
4 They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5 They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7 From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
KJV
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.
ASV
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
ERV
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: they speak loftily.
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