Psalm 73:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For I was enviousקִ֭נֵּאתִי
(kin·ne·ti)
7065: to be jealous or zealousdenominative verb from qinah
of the arrogantבַּֽהֹולְלִ֑ים
(ba·ho·vl·lim;)
1984b: to be boastful, to priasea prim. root
[As] I sawאֶרְאֶֽה׃
(er·'eh.)
7200: to seea prim. root
the prosperityשְׁלֹ֖ום
(she·lo·vm)
7965: completeness, soundness, welfare, peacefrom shalem
of the wicked.רְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For I was envious
qana'  (kaw-naw')
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious -- (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), very, (be) zeal(-ous).
at the foolish
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
when I saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the prosperity
shalowm  (shaw-lome')
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

King James Bible
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I envied the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

International Standard Version
For I was envious of the proud when I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

NET Bible
For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because I envied the evil when I saw that the wicked had peace.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy.

King James 2000 Bible
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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