The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 24:15

1830 Edition

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, them that tempt God are even delivered.

Influences

Malachi 3:15 (KJV)
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

Changes

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, themy that tempt God are even delivered.

Simple English

We call the proud people happy. Those who do bad things are successful. They test God and nothing bad happens to them.

Paraphrase

Now we think the proud are the happy ones. People who do evil get ahead. Those who test God get away with it.’”