Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

New American Standard Bible

The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

King James Version

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Holman Bible

The wicked person schemes against the righteous
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.

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.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 37:12

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

11 But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity. 12 Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them. 13 The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.

Cross References

Psalm 35:16

When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.

Micah 2:1

Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

1 Samuel 18:21

Saul said, "I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law."

1 Samuel 23:7-9

When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates."

2 Samuel 15:10-12

Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said, "When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron."

Esther 3:6

But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai's people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Psalm 31:13

For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

Psalm 37:32

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

Daniel 8:12

The army was given over, along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. It hurled truth to the ground and enjoyed success.

Daniel 8:24

His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction. He will be successful in what he undertakes. He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones.

Matthew 26:4

They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Matthew 26:16

From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

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