Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But the Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming!
New American Standard Bible
For He sees
King James Version
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
Holman Bible
because He sees that his day is coming.
A Conservative Version
LORD will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
American Standard Version
The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
Amplified
The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],
For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.
Bible in Basic English
He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
Darby Translation
The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.
Julia Smith Translation
Jehovah shall laugh at him: for he saw that his day will come.
King James 2000
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah laughs at him; for He sees that his day is coming.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the LORD laugheth him to scorn, for he seeth that his day is coming.
NET Bible
The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.
New Heart English Bible
The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
The Emphasized Bible
My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.
Webster
The Lord will laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
World English Bible
The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
Youngs Literal Translation
The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
Themes
Afflictions of the The Wicked » God holds in derision
Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Laughing
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
12 The wicked person plots against the righteous, and grinds his teeth at him. 13 But the Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming! 14 The wicked take out a sword and bend the bow, to bring down the humble and the poor to slay those who are righteous in conduct.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 2:4
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
1 Samuel 26:10
As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him down, or his time will come to die, or he will go into battle and perish.
Proverbs 1:26
I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes,
Job 18:20
People who live west of him are appalled at his fate; those who live east of him are seized with terror.
Jeremiah 50:27
Put all her bulls to the sword, let them go down to the slaughter. How terrible for them because their day has come, the time of their judgment.
Ezekiel 21:25
"So now, you dishonored and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come in this time of final punishment,
Ezekiel 21:29
When they see empty visions about you while they're divining lies for you, to lay you on the necks of the wicked, who are fatally wounded, whose days have come, their time for punishment.
Daniel 5:26
These are the meanings of the words: MENE: God has audited your kingdom and has ended it.