Psalm 10:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the wickedרָ֭שָׁע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
boastsהִלֵּ֣ל
(hil·lel)
1984b: to be boastful, to priasea prim. root
of his heart'sנַפְשֹׁ֑ו
(naf·shov;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
desire,תַּאֲוַ֣ת
(ta·'a·vat)
8378: a desirefrom the same as avah
And the greedy manוּבֹצֵ֥עַ
(u·vo·tze·a')
1214: to cut off, break off, gain by violencea prim. root
cursesבֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ
(be·rech)
1288: to kneel, blessa prim. root
[and] spurnsנִ֘אֵ֥ץ
(ni·'etz)
5006: to spurn, treat with contempta prim. root
the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
For the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
boasteth
halal  (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
of his heart's
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
desire
ta'avah  (tah-av-aw')
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm) -- dainty, desire, exceedingly, greedily, lust(ing), pleasant.
and blesseth
barak  (baw-rak')
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
the covetous
batsa`  (baw-tsah')
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop -- (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.
whom the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
abhorreth
na'ats  (naw-ats')
to scorn; or (Ecclesiastes 12:5), to bloom -- abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, great, provoke.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the LORD.

King James Bible
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the LORD.

International Standard Version
For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.

NET Bible
Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the wicked boasts in the lusts of his soul, the evil one is blessed and Lord Jehovah is angry.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses robbers, but he curses the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.
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