Psalms 73:12 · KJV
“Behold, these {are} the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase {in} riches.”
— Psalms 73:12
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Verily I have cleansed my heart {in} vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
Psalms 73 — Context
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full {cup} are wrung out to them.
11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12Behold, these {are} the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase {in} riches.
13Verily I have cleansed my heart {in} vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. {chastened: Heb. my chastisement was}
Cross References
Psalms 52:7
Lo, {this is} the man {that} made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, {and} strengthened himself in his wickedness. {wickedness: or, substance}
Jeremiah 5:28
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Hosea 12:7-8
{He is} a merchant, the balances of deceit {are} in his hand: he loveth to oppress. {a merchant: or, Canaan} {oppress: or, deceive}
Luke 16:19
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Righteous {art} thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of {thy} judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? {wherefore} are all they happy that deal very treacherously? {talk...: or, reason the case with thee}
Psalms 37:35
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}
Jeremiah 5:17
And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, {which} thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
James 5:1-3
Go to now, {ye} rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon {you}.