Verse Comparison: Psalms 73:9
American Standard Version
They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.
Amplified® Bible
They set their mouths against {and} speak down from heaven, and their tongues swagger through the earth [invading even heaven with blasphemy and smearing earth with slanders].
Contemporary English Version
They dare to speak against God and to order others around.
Darby English Version
They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Good News Bible
They speak evil of God in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,
King James Version
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
New American Standard Bible
They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.
New International Version
Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
New King James Version
They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.
Revised Standard Version
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongue struts through the earth.
Young's Literal Translation
They have set in the heavens their mouth, And their tongue walketh in the earth.
