Parallel Verses

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.

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 the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. 10 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.
11 But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

Cross References

Job 24:24

They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like the heads of grain.

Job 7:10

he returns no more to his house, nor does his place know him anymore.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

1 Samuel 25:38-39

And about ten days later the LORD struck Nabal, and he died.

2 Kings 9:25

Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, "Take him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember, when you and I rode side by side behind Ahab his father, how the LORD made this pronouncement against him:

2 Kings 9:34-37

Then he went in and ate and drank. And he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter."

Esther 7:10-1

And the king said, "Hang him on that."So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.

Job 7:21

Why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lie in the earth; you will seek me, but I shall not be."

Job 14:10

But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he?

Job 20:8-9

He will fly away like a dream and not be found; he will be chased away like a vision of the night.

Psalm 49:10

For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 52:5

But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Psalm 58:10-11

The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalm 73:18-20

Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin.

Psalm 103:16

for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.

Psalm 107:42-43

The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

Isaiah 14:16-19

Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,

Luke 12:20-21

But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'

Luke 16:27-28

And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house--

Hebrews 10:36-37

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.

Revelation 6:10-11

They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"

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