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 evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. 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 earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Cross References

Job 24:24

They were exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all others and cut off as the tops of the heads of grain.

Job 7:10

he shall return no more to his house; neither shall his place know him any more.

Psalm 37:35-36

Resh I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

1 Samuel 25:38-39

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

2 Kings 9:25

Then said Jehu to Bidkar, his captain, Take him and cast him in the edge of the portion of the field of Naboth of Jezreel. Remember that when thou and I went together after Ahab, his father, the LORD pronounced this sentence upon him, saying,

2 Kings 9:34-37

And he entered in, and after he ate and drank, he said, Go, see now this cursed woman and bury her; for after all 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 dost thou not take away my rebellion and pass over my iniquity? For now I shall sleep in the dust; and if thou shalt seek me in the morning, I shall not be found.

Job 14:10

But when man shall die and be cut off, and the man shall perish, where shall he be?

Job 20:8-9

He shall fly away as a dream and shall not be found: yea, he shall flee away as a vision of the night.

Psalm 49:10

For he sees that all the wise men die, likewise the fool and the ignorant perish and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 52:5

God shall likewise cast thee down for ever; he shall cut thee off and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 58:10-11

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

Psalm 73:18-20

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places; in desolation thou shalt cause them to fall.

Psalm 103:16

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

Psalm 107:42-43

The righteous shall see it and rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Isaiah 14:16-19

Those that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble; that shook the kingdoms;

Luke 12:20-21

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast stored up?

Luke 16:27-28

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

Hebrews 10:36-37

for patience is necessary, so that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is at hand; be ye, therefore, temperate and watch unto prayer.

Revelation 6:10-11

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those that dwell in the earth?

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