Parallel Verses
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.
Bible in Basic English
The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
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 meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
12
And
Cross References
Psalm 35:16
like profane mockers at a feast, they gnash at me with their teeth.
Micah 2:1
Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.
1 Samuel 18:21
Saul thought, "Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time,"You shall now be my son-in-law."
1 Samuel 23:7-9
Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, "God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars."
2 Samuel 15:10-12
But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, 'Absalom is king at Hebron!'"
Esther 3:6
But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Psalm 31:13
For I hear the whispering of many-- terror on every side!-- as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.
Psalm 37:32
The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
Daniel 8:12
And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper.
Daniel 8:24
His power shall be great--but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints.
Matthew 26:4
and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
Matthew 26:16
And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.