Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Holman Bible
and gnashes his teeth at him.
International Standard Version
The wicked person plots against the righteous, and grinds his teeth at him.
A Conservative Version
The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
American Standard Version
The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Amplified
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
Darby Translation
The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust one meditated against the just, and gnashed upon him with his teeth.
King James 2000
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] wicked plans [evil] against the righteous, and gnashes at him [with] his teeth.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes on him with his teeth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ungodly layeth wait for the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
NET Bible
Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.
New Heart English Bible
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
The Emphasized Bible
Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
Webster
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
World English Bible
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
Themes
Gnashing of teeth » In rage against the righteous
Plotting » General references to
Teeth » Gnashing (grinding) of, usually signifying anger or extreme pain
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
11 But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure. 12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him. 13 He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
Cross References
Psalm 35:16
Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.
Micah 2:1
A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
1 Samuel 23:7-9
And news was given to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, Now God has given him into my hands; for by going into a walled town with locked doors, he has let himself be shut in.
2 Samuel 15:10-12
But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.
Esther 3:6
But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Psalm 31:13
False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.
Psalm 37:32
The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
Daniel 8:12
... against the regular burned offering; and ... crushed down to the earth, and it did its pleasure and things went well for it.
Daniel 8:24
And his power will be great, and he will be purposing strange things. And all will go well for him and he will do his pleasure; and he will send destruction on the strong ones.
Matthew 26:4
And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
Matthew 26:16
And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.