Psalms 73:3
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 73
“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”Psalms 73:3
What Does Psalms 73:3 Mean?
Psalms 73:3 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 73, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 73:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 37:1“Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”Job 21:7“Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?”Psalms 37:7“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”Jeremiah 12:1“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?”Proverbs 23:17“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.”Proverbs 24:1“Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.”Proverbs 24:19“Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;”James 5:1“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”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.”Psalms 73:21“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.”Ecclesiastes 9:2“All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.”1 Samuel 25:2“And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.”Job 9:24“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?”Psalms 37:35“I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.”Proverbs 3:31“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.”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 5:3“I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.”Ecclesiastes 8:14“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”Habakkuk 1:3“Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.”Habakkuk 1:13“Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?”
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