Parallel Verses
Webster
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yes, thou shalt 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
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!
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 evil doers 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: yes, thou shalt 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 corn.
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 after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
2 Kings 9:25
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him into the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how that, when I and thou 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 ate, and drank, 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 pacified.
Job 7:21
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
Job 14:10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yes, man yieldeth his breath, and where is he?
Job 20:8-9
He shall fly away as a dream, and will not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Psalm 49:10
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 52:5
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, 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 seeth 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: thou didst cast them down into destruction.
Psalm 103:16
For the wind passeth 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
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that shook kingdoms:
Luke 12:20-21
But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
Luke 16:27-28
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house:
Hebrews 10:36-37
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch to 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 them that dwell on the earth?