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Psalm 10:6
He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
4The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
5His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
6He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
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“For generations” stretches one man's confidence far into the future, exposing the chilling ease of someone who harms others and expects no trouble.
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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.Both describe an evildoer's inner resolve, with Ecclesiastes naming delayed punishment as a reason wrongdoing continues.
Isaiah 56:12“Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”Both record confident claims about the future, assuming present ease will continue without interruption.
Matthew 24:48But if that evil servant should say in his heart, ‘My lord is delaying his coming,’Both describe an evil man speaking in his heart, making assumptions about what lies ahead.
Psalm 10:11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”Both reveal the same man's inward speech: he expects no trouble and believes God will never see his deeds.
Psalm 49:11Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.Both describe inward claims of security extending across generations, whether freedom from trouble or houses that endure forever.
Deuteronomy 32:7Remember the days of old. Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.Both speak of generations, though Psalm 10 looks ahead in presumption and Deuteronomy looks back for instruction.
Psalm 15:5he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.Both use the language of being shaken; Psalm 10 records an oppressor's boast, while Psalm 15 describes someone who refuses exploitation.
Revelation 18:7However much she glorified herself and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and …Both expose inward boasts of immunity from suffering, with Revelation pairing that confidence with a sentence of torment and mourning.
1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.Both report claims of security; Thessalonians describes sudden destruction overtaking those who speak of peace and safety.
Psalm 11:1For the Chief Musician. By David. In the LORD, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?Both concern security amid possible danger, though Psalm 11 names the LORD as refuge and Psalm 10 records self-confidence.
Nahum 1:10For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.The link is limited: Psalm 10 records a claim of lasting safety; Nahum describes people consumed like dry stubble.
Jeremiah 5:12They have denied the LORD, and said, “It is not he. Evil won’t come on us. We won’t see sword or famine.Both record people ruling out future trouble while dismissing God from their view of what can happen.
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An oppressor's confidence can be hard to witness. Here Scripture exposes his claim to lasting safety as the speech of a heart that leaves God out.
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