Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Holman Bible
and seeks to kill him;
International Standard Version
The wicked stalks the righteous person, seeking to kill him,
A Conservative Version
A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
American Standard Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
Amplified
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.
Bible in Basic English
The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
Darby Translation
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust watches for the just, and seeks to kill him,
King James 2000
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ungodly watcheth the righteous, and seeketh occasion to slay him.
NET Bible
Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.
New Heart English Bible
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
Webster
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
World English Bible
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
31 The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve. 32 The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death: 33 Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 10:8-10
He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent, - His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch:
Psalm 37:12
Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.
Jeremiah 20:10
Because I have heard the whispering of many - "A terror round about!" Tell ye say they , that we may tell of him, All the men I am wont to salute do watch for my halting, - Peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail over him, and take our vengeance upon him.
Luke 6:7
Now the Scribes and the Pharisees were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he healeth, - that they might find whereof to accuse him.
Luke 11:54
lying in wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
Luke 14:1
And it came to pass, when he entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees, on a Sabbath, to eat bread, that, they, were narrowly watching him.
Luke 19:47-48
And he was teaching day by day in the temple; but, the High-priests and the Scribes, also the chiefs of the people, were seeking to destroy him, -
Luke 20:20
And, watching narrowly, they sent forth suborned men, feigning themselves to be, righteous, that they might lay hold of a word of his, so as to deliver him up unto the rule and the authority of the governor.
Acts 9:24
But their plot was made known unto Saul, - and they were even narrowly watching the gates, both day and night, that they might kill him;