Psalm 62:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

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KJV

King James Version

Surely men of low degree [are] vanity, [and] men of high degree [are] a lie: to be laid in the balance, they [are] altogether [lighter] than vanity.

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WEB

World English Bible

Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 62

⁷ My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.

⁸ Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

⁹ Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

¹⁰ Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

¹¹ God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

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