Parallel Verses
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
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.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
9
For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who wait for Jehovah will inherit the land.
10
And you will look carefully for
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?