Psalms 73:4 · KJV
“For {there are} no bands in their death: but their strength {is} firm. {firm: Heb. fat}”
— Psalms 73:4
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
They {are} not in trouble {as other} men; neither are they plagued like {other} men. {in...: Heb. in the trouble of other men} {like: Heb. with}
Psalms 73 — Context
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4For {there are} no bands in their death: but their strength {is} firm. {firm: Heb. fat}
5They {are} not in trouble {as other} men; neither are they plagued like {other} men. {in...: Heb. in the trouble of other men} {like: Heb. with}
6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them {as} a garment.
Cross References
Job 21:23-24
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. {his...: Heb. his very, or, the strength of, his perfection}
Psalms 17:14
From men {which are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {which have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. {which are: or, by} {they...: or, their children are full}
Luke 16:22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Ecclesiastes 2:16
For {there is} no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now {is} in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise {man}? as the fool.
Psalms 17:10
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Ecclesiastes 7:15
All {things} have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just {man} that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked {man} that prolongeth {his life} in his wickedness.
Job 24:20
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.