Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
And you will look carefully for
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
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
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.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Cross References
Job 24:24
They are 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 ears 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
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 later, that the LORD struck Nabal, that he died.
2 Kings 9:25
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take him up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and you rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
2 Kings 9:34-37
And when he had come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now 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 was the king's wrath abated.
Job 7:21
And why do you not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and you shall seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
Job 14:10
But man dies, and wastes away: yea, man expires, 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 sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 52:5
God shall likewise destroy you forever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you 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 you did set them in slippery places: you cast them down into destruction.
Psalm 103:16
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone; and the place there shall know it no more.
Psalm 107:42-43
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.
Isaiah 14:16-19
They that see you shall gaze upon you, and consider you, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
Luke 12:20-21
But God said unto him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have prepared?
Luke 16:27-28
Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house:
Hebrews 10:36-37
For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober minded, and watch unto prayer.
Revelation 6:10-11
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?