Parallel Verses

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!

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.

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.

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.

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, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth. 10 Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place - and he shall have vanished! 11 But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

Cross References

Job 24:24

They are exalted a little, and are not, Yea having been laid low, like all men, are they gathered, Even as the top of an ear of corn, do they hang down.

Job 7:10

He shall not return again to his house, and his own place shall be acquainted with him no more.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon;

1 Samuel 25:38-39

And it came to pass, in about ten days, that Yahweh smote Nabal, that he died.

2 Kings 9:25

Then said he unto Bidkar his officer, Take him up, and cast him forth, into the field-portion of Naboth the Jezreelite, - for remember, when I and thou were riding as a couple together after Ahab his father, that, Yahweh, laid upon him this doom:

2 Kings 9:34-37

And, when he had entered and eaten and drunk, he said - Look, I pray you, after this accursed woman, and bury her, for the daughter of a king, she is.

Esther 7:10-1

So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, - and, the wrath of the king, was appeased.

Job 7:21

And why wilt thou not remove my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For, now, in the dust, should I lie down, and thou shouldst seek me diligently, and I should not be.

Job 14:10

Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?

Job 20:8-9

Like a dream, shall he fly away, and they shall not find him, yea he shall be chased away, as a vision of the night.

Psalm 49:10

For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth:

Psalm 52:5

GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 58:10-11

The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one: -

Psalm 73:18-20

Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them, - Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger.

Psalm 103:16

For, a wind, hath passed ever it, and it is gone, And its own place is acquainted with it no more.

Psalm 107:42-43

The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.

Isaiah 14:16-19

They who see thee, upon thee, will gaze, Upon thee, will thoughtfully muse, - Is this the man who startled the earth? Who terrified kingdoms?

Luke 12:20-21

But God said unto him - Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Luke 16:27-28

But he said - I request thee then, father, that thou wouldst send him unto my father's house, -

Hebrews 10:36-37

For, of endurance, ye have need, in order that, the will of God having done, Ye may bear away, the promise.

1 Peter 4:7

But, the end of all things, hath drawn near: - be of sound mind, therefore, and be sober for prayers;

Revelation 6:10-11

And they cried out with a loud voice, saying - How long, O Sovereign, the Holy and True, dost thou not vindicate and avenge our blood from them that dwell upon the earth?

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