Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

New American Standard Bible

Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

King James Version

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Holman Bible

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.

International Standard Version

Yet a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more. You will search for his place, but he will not be there.

American Standard Version

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

Amplified


For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].

Bible in Basic English

For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

Darby Translation

For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.

Julia Smith Translation

Yet a little, and no unjust one thou didst mark upon his place, and he was not

King James 2000

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And yet a little [while] and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.

Modern King James verseion

It is but a little while, and the wicked shall not be; yea, you shall search his place, and he shall not be.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

NET Bible

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

New Heart English Bible

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

The Emphasized Bible

Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place - and he shall have vanished!

Webster

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yes, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

World English Bible

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

Youngs Literal Translation

And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 37:10

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

9 For evil-doers shall be cut off, but those who wait for LORD, they shall inherit the land. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. 11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.


Cross References

Job 24:24

They are exalted. Yet a little while, and they are gone. Yea, they are brought low. They are taken out of the way as all others, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

Job 7:10

He shall return no more to his house, nor shall his place know him any more.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

1 Samuel 25:38-39

And it came to pass about ten days after, that LORD smote Nabal, so that he died.

2 Kings 9:25

Then [Jehu] said to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, LORD laid this burden upon him:

2 Kings 9:34-37

And when he came in, he ate and drank, and he said, Now see to this cursed woman, and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.

Esther 7:10-1

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath was pacified.

Job 7:21

And why do thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lay down in the dust, and thou will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

Job 14:10

But man dies, and is laid low. Yea, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

Job 20:8-9

He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Psalm 49:10

For he shall see it. Wise men die. The fool and the brutish alike perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 52:5

God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 58:10-11

A righteous man shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Psalm 73:18-20

Surely thou set them in slippery places. Thou cast them down to destruction.

Psalm 103:16

For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more.

Psalm 107:42-43

The upright shall see it, and be glad. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Isaiah 14:16-19

Those who see thee shall gaze at thee. They shall consider thee, [saying], Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms,

Luke 12:20-21

But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?

Luke 16:27-28

And he said, I beg thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father's house,

Hebrews 10:36-37

For ye have need of perseverance, so that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things has approached. Therefore be serious, and be sober for the prayers.

Revelation 6:10-11

And they cried out in a great voice, saying, Master, Holy and True, how long do thou not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell on the earth?

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