Psalm 10:6
New International Version
He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”

New Living Translation
They think, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!”

English Standard Version
He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”

Berean Standard Bible
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

King James Bible
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

New King James Version
He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”

New American Standard Bible
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout the generations I will not be in adversity.”

NASB 1995
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”

NASB 1977
He says to himself, “I shall not be moved; Throughout all generations I shall not be in adversity.”

Legacy Standard Bible
He says in his heart, “I will not be shaken; From generation to generation I will not be in adversity.”

Amplified Bible
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”

Christian Standard Bible
He says to himself, “I will never be moved — from generation to generation I will be without calamity.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He says to himself, “I will never be moved— from generation to generation without calamity.”

American Standard Version
He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He has said in his heart, "I shall not move for a generation of generations"; he thinks upon evil.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation.

Contemporary English Version
In their hearts they say, "Nothing can hurt us! We'll always be happy and free from trouble."

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he hath said in his heart: I shall not be moved from generation to generation, and shall be without evil.

English Revised Version
He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved: to all generations I shall not be in adversity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He says to himself, "Nothing can shake me. I'll never face any trouble."

Good News Translation
They say to themselves, "We will never fail; we will never be in trouble."

International Standard Version
They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

JPS Tanakh 1917
He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.'

Literal Standard Version
He has said in his heart, “I am not moved, | [And am] not in calamity to generation and generation.”

Majority Standard Bible
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

New American Bible
They say in their hearts, “We will never fall; never will we see misfortune.”

NET Bible
He says to himself, "I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity."

New Revised Standard Version
They think in their heart, “We shall not be moved; throughout all generations we shall not meet adversity.”

New Heart English Bible
He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. From generation to generation I shall not experience calamity."

Webster's Bible Translation
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

World English Bible
He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”

Young's Literal Translation
He hath said in his heart, 'I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil.

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Context
The Perils of the Pilgrim
5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. 6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” 7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.…

Cross References
Revelation 18:7
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, 'I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.'

Psalm 30:6
In prosperity I said, "I will never be shaken."

Psalm 49:11
Their graves are their eternal homes--their dwellings for endless generations--even though their lands were their namesakes.

Psalm 49:18
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul--and men praise you when you prosper--

Psalm 52:7
"Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction."

Ecclesiastes 8:11
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

Isaiah 56:12
"Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!"


Treasury of Scripture

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

said

Psalm 11:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

Psalm 14:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Matthew 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

not

Psalm 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 30:6
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

never.

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(6) I shall not.--The meaning of the verse is clear, but the construction is involved. Literally, I shall not be moved to generation and generation, which not in evil. The LXX. and Vulg. omit the relative altogether. The best rendering is, "I shall never be moved at any time: I who am without ill."

Verse 6. - He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved (comp. Psalm 30:6). The idea of continuance is instinctive in the human mind. "The thing that has been, it is that which shall be" (Ecclesiastes 1:9). We expect the sun to rise each day, solely because in the past it has always risen (see Butler's 'Analogy,' part 1. ch. 1.). The wicked man, who has always prospered, expects to prosper in the future; he has no anticipation of coming change; he supposes that his "house will continue for ever, and his dwelling-place to all generations' (Psalm 49:11); he thinks that "to-morrow will be as to-day, and much more abundant" (Isaiah 56:12). For I shall never be in adversity; rather, unto generation and generation, I am he who will be exempt from calamity. The wicked man has no thought of dying - he will be prosperous, he thinks, age after age.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He says
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to himself,
בְּ֭לִבּוֹ (bə·lib·bōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

“I shall not
בַּל־ (bal-)
Adverb
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

be moved;
אֶמּ֑וֹט (’em·mō·wṭ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4131: To waver, to slip, shake, fall

from age
לְדֹ֥ר (lə·ḏōr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

to age
וָ֝דֹ֗ר (wā·ḏōr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

I am free
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

of distress.”
בְרָֽע׃ (ḇə·rā‘)
Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil


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