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Psa 73:3 — For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I was		Psa 37:1,7; Job 21:7; Pro 3:31; Pro 24:1; Jer 12:1; Jam 4:5

Correlating Passages

I was

	Psa 37:1	[[[A Psalm] of David.]] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
	Psa 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.
	Job 21:7	Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
	Pro 3:31	Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
	Pro 24:1	Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
	Jer 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?
	Jam 4:5	Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 73:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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