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Listen to their boasting!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They have closed up their fat <i>hearts;</i> With their mouths they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have closed their unfeeling <i>hearts,</i> With their mouths they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They have closed their unfeeling heart, With their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They have closed their unfeeling <i>heart;</i> With their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They have closed their unfeeling <i>heart</i>, With their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They have closed their unfeeling <i>heart</i> [to kindness and compassion]; With their mouths they speak proudly <i>and</i> make presumptuous claims.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are uncaring; their mouths speak arrogantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have become hardened; their mouths speak arrogantly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They refuse to show mercy, and they keep bragging. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They have shut out all feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />they have no pity and speak proudly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are imprisoned by their own prosperity, they have boasted proudly with their mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They are calloused; they speak arrogantly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have closed up their fat, "" Their mouths have spoken with pride:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shut up their fat: their mouth spake in pride.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />they have shut up their fat: their mouth hath spoken proudly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 16:10>They have concealed their fatness; their mouth has been speaking arrogantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />they close their hearts, they fill their mouths with proud roaring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Silence their mouth, for they have spoken vanity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Shut their mouths, for they have spoken boasting.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Their gross heart they have shut tight, With their mouth they speak proudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have enclosed <i>themselves with</i> their own fat: their mouth has spoken pride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/17-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1427" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/17.htm">Hear My Righteous Plea</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">They have closed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ḥel·bā·mōw (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">their callous hearts;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî·mōw (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">their mouths</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bə·rū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/1348.htm" title="1348: ḇə·ḡê·’ūṯ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Majesty. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">with arrogance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-27.htm">Acts 28:27</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></span><br />Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-18</a></span><br />Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts? / ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a></span><br />They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a></span><br />Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.</p><p class="hdg">They are</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7-9</a></b></br> Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70</a></b></br> Their heart is as fat as grease; <i>but</i> I delight in thy law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a></b></br> But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered <i>with fatness</i>; then he forsook God <i>which</i> made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.</p><p class="hdg">with</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Psalm 12:3,4</a></b></br> The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, <i>and</i> the tongue that speaketh proud things: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Psalm 31:18</a></b></br> Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Psalm 123:4</a></b></br> Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, <i>and</i> with the contempt of the proud.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/job/36-9.htm">Arrogantly</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-19.htm">Callous</a> <a href="/job/41-16.htm">Close</a> <a href="/job/19-6.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Enclosed</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Gross</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/judges/20-43.htm">Inclosed</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/41-15.htm">Tight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Unfeeling</a> <a href="/psalms/17-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Arrogantly</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Callous</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Close</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-4.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Enclosed</a> <a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Gross</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Inclosed</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Proudly</a> <a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-30.htm">Tight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Unfeeling</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">David, in confidence of his integrity, craves defense of God against his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">He shows their pride, craft, and eagerness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">He prays against them in confidence of his hope</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical terms, the heart is often seen as the center of one's will and emotions. A "callous heart" indicates insensitivity to God's guidance and moral truth. This hardening can be compared to Pharaoh's heart in Exodus, where repeated rejection of God's commands led to increased stubbornness. The closing of the heart is a conscious choice to reject divine wisdom and compassion, leading to spiritual blindness. This condition is warned against in <a href="/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14</a>, which states, "Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble."<p><b>their mouths speak with arrogance.</b><br>Arrogance in speech reflects a deeper issue of pride and self-reliance, which is condemned throughout the Bible. The mouth, as an expression of the heart's condition, reveals the inner character of a person. Jesus taught in <a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>, "For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." Arrogant speech is often associated with a lack of humility and a disregard for others, which is contrary to the biblical call to love and serve one another. This behavior is reminiscent of the prideful speech of the wicked in <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4</a>, where the wicked, in their haughtiness, do not seek God. The New Testament also warns against such behavior in <a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-6</a>, where the tongue is described as a small part of the body that can cause great harm, likened to a fire that can set a forest ablaze.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/17.htm">Psalm 17</a>, David is praying for protection and deliverance from his enemies. He is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his deep relationship with God and his role as the King of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>The individuals or groups who oppose David, characterized by their hardened hearts and arrogant speech. They represent those who stand against God's anointed and righteous ways.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and protector whom David appeals to for justice and deliverance from his adversaries.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_hardness_of_heart.htm">Guard Against Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "callous" (cheleb) implies a thick, insensitive layer. Believers are encouraged to remain sensitive to God's voice and promptings, avoiding spiritual insensitivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_arrogant_speech.htm">The Danger of Arrogant Speech</a></b><br>Arrogance in speech reflects a deeper heart issue. Christians are called to speak with humility and grace, recognizing that our words reveal the state of our hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_god's_protection_and_justice.htm">Seek God's Protection and Justice</a></b><br>Like David, believers should turn to God in times of trouble, trusting in His justice and protection against those who oppose righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Regularly examine your heart and speech to ensure they align with God's standards. Repentance and humility are key to maintaining a soft heart.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_if_i_doubt_my_salvation.htm">What if I doubt my salvation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_persecutions_in_psalm_17_9-12.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence for the specific persecutions mentioned in Psalm 17:9-12?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_david_innocent_in_psalm_17_3.htm">How can David claim innocence in Psalm 17:3 if the Bible elsewhere teaches that all humans are sinful (Romans 3:23)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_sin_'engraved'_on_the_heart.htm">(Jeremiah 17:1) How can sin be literally 'engraved' on a person's heart, and what evidence supports a physical or metaphorical interpretation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">They are inclosed . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">Their fat have they shut up. </span>So LXX. and Vulgate, without indicating the meaning. But the "proudly" of the next clause suggests that "fat" is only a figure for the conceit of prosperity, and as that verb is active, the word <span class= "ital">mouth </span>should be joined with it as object from the next clause, "<span class= "ital">In their conceit they shut their mouth; </span>(when they do speak) <span class= "ital">they speak proudly.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They are enclosed in their own fat</span> (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a>; <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Job 15:27</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70</a>). Self-indulgence has hardened their feelings and dulled their souls. An organ enclosed in fat cannot work freely. So their feelings cannot work as nature intended through the coarseness and hardness in which they are, as it were, embedded. <span class="cmt_word">With their mouth they speak proudly</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Psalm 12:3, 4</a>; <a href="/psalms/86-14.htm">Psalm 86:14</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/17-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They have closed</span><br /><span class="heb">סָּגְר֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḡə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their callous [hearts];</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥel·bā·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their mouths</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֝֗ימוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(pî·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְּר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with arrogance.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְגֵאֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḡê·’ūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1348.htm">Strong's 1348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 17:10 They close up their callous hearts (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/17-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 17:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 17:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/17-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 17:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 17:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>