Psalm 73:9

World English Bible (WEB)

They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.

In context

7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

9 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.

10 Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.

11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”

WEB World English Bible: They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
KJV King James Version: They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
ASV American Standard Version: They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: They have set in the heavens their mouth, And their tongue walketh in the earth.
DBY Darby Translation: They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
WBS Webster Bible: They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.