King James Version

Psalms 75:4

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 75:5.

אָמַ֣רְתִּיamartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לַֽ֭הוֹלְלִיםlaholelimto boastהָלַלpreposition, with the article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “to boast”, a verb used as a describing wordH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תָּהֹ֑לּוּtaholvboastהָלַלverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “boast”, a wish or indirect commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.וְ֝לָרְשָׁעִ֗יםvelareshaimand to guiltyרָשָׁעconjunction, preposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and to guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תָּרִ֥ימוּtarimvhighרוּםverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “high”, a wish or indirect commandH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…קָֽרֶןqarenhornקֶרֶןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “horn”, the ordinary formH7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power[idiom] hill, horn.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(75-5) I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; and to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

Young’s Literal Translation

I have said to the boastful, 'Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, 'Raise not up a horn.'

World English Bible

I said to the arrogant, “Don’t boast!” I said to the wicked, “Don’t lift up the horn.

Darby Translation

I said unto the boastful, Boast not; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

Douay-Rheims

There hath he broken the powers of bows, the shield, the sword, and the battie.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(75-5) I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; and to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I said unto the transgressors, Do not transgress; and to the sinners, Lift not up the horn.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπα τοῖς παρανομοῦσι, μὴ παρανομεῖν, καὶ τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσι, μὴ ὑψοῦτε κέρας.