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 will be destroyed, but those who wait for Jehovah will 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 The meek (gentle) (mild) (humble) will inherit the earth and will delight in the abundance 0f peace.


Cross References

Job 24:24

They are exalted a little while, and then are gone. They wither and fade like everything gathered up. They are cut off like the heads of grain.

Job 7:10

They are gone forever from their home. They will not be seen again.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, violent man spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

1 Samuel 25:38-39

Ten days later Jehovah made him sicker and Nabal died.

2 Kings 9:25

Jehu said to Bidkar, his captain: Pick him up, and put him in the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. I remember when you and I were riding together after Ahab, his father. Jehovah offered this prophesy against him.

2 Kings 9:34-37

He came in and ate and drank. He said: Now see to this cursed woman. Bury her body in the earth, for she is a king's daughter.

Esther 7:10-1

So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he made for Mordecai. Then the king's rage subsided.

Job 7:21

Why not just pardon my sin and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. When you look for me, I will be gone.

Job 14:10

On the other hand man dies and is laid low. He breathes his last and is no more!

Job 20:8-9

He flies away like a dream banished like a vision of the night. He cannot be found!

Psalm 49:10

One can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 52:5

God will destroy you forever. He will remove you from your dwelling place from out of the land of the living.

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 set them in slippery places. You threw them down into destruction.

Psalm 103:16

The wind passes over it, and it is gone; and its place shall know it no more.

Psalm 107:42-43

The righteous will see this and rejoice, but all the wicked will shut their mouths.

Isaiah 14:16-19

Those who see you stare at you. They look at you closely and say: 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook the kingdoms,

Luke 12:20-21

But God said to him: 'You fool this night you will give up your life. Then who will have all these things you accumulated?'

Luke 16:27-28

The rich man said: I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house.

Hebrews 10:36-37

You need to persevere in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. Be of sound mind and judgment. Also be sober for the purpose of prayer.

Revelation 6:10-11

They cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, O Lord, holy and true, before you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?

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