KJV King James Version
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for [I shall] never [be] in adversity.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 10:6
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for [I shall] never [be] in adversity.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
WEB World English Bible
He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
ASV American Standard Version
He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He hath said in his heart, ‘I am not moved,’ To generation and generation not in evil.
Surrounding context — Psalm 10
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.
4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek [after God]: God [is] not in all his thoughts.
5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments [are] far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for [I shall] never [be] in adversity.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity.
8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
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Isaiah 56:12Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.Ecclesiastes 8:11Because 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.Matthew 24:48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;Nahum 1:10For while [they be] folden together [as] thorns, and while they are drunken [as] drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.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.1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.Psalm 14:1To 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.Psalm 11:1To 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?Revelation 18:7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.Isaiah 47:7And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: [so] that thou didst not lay these [things] to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.Psalm 30:6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
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