Good News TranslationThey laugh at other people and speak of evil things; they are proud and make plans to oppress others.
New Revised Standard Version
They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.
Contemporary English Version
They sneer and say cruel things, and because of their pride, they make violent threats.
New American Bible
They scoff and spout their malice; from on high they utter threats.
Douay-Rheims Bible
They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.
corrupt
Psalm 53:1-4 Unto the end, for Maeleth, understandings to David. The fool said in his heart: There is no God. [2] They are corrupted, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that doth good. . . .
Proverbs 30:13,14 A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high. . . .
speak wickedly
Psalm 10:2,10,11 Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise. . . .
Psalm 12:4,5 Who have said: We will magnify our tongue: our lips are our own: who is Lord over us? . . .
Exodus 1:9,10 And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we. . . .
1 Samuel 13:19 Now there was no smith to be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had taken this precaution, lest the Hebrews should make them swords or spears.
1 Kings 21:7 Then Jezabel, his wife, said to him. Thou art of great authority indeed, and governest well the kingdom of Israel. Arise, and eat bread, and be of good cheer; I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezrahelite.
Jeremiah 7:9-11 To steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer to Baalim, and to go after strange gods, which you know not. . . .
Hosea 7:16 They returned, that they might be without yoke: they became like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.
speak loftily
2 Peter 2:10 And especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: audacious, self willed, they fear not to bring in sects, blaspheming.
Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking according to their own desires: and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring persons, for gain's sake.
