Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
New American Standard Bible
For the man of peace will have a
King James Version
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Holman Bible
for the man of peace will have a future.
International Standard Version
Observe the blameless! Take note of the upright! Indeed, the future of that man is peace.
A Conservative Version
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.
American Standard Version
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a happy end to the man of peace.
Amplified
Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity];
There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].
Darby Translation
Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace;
Julia Smith Translation
Watch the blameless, and see the upright one, for the latter state to the man peace.
King James 2000
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Observe [the] blameless and look at [the] upright, for [there is] a future for a man of peace.
Modern King James verseion
Watch the perfect and behold the upright one; for the end of that man is peace.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.
NET Bible
Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.
New Heart English Bible
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
The Emphasized Bible
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Webster
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
World English Bible
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
Youngs Literal Translation
Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each is peace.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:37
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Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
36 But he came to an end, and there was no sign of him; I made a search for him and he was not there. 37 Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace. 38 But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.
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Cross References
Isaiah 57:1-2
The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.
Job 42:12-17
And the Lord's blessing was greater on the end of Job's life than on its start: and so he came to have fourteen thousand sheep and goats, and six thousand camels, and two thousand oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
Proverbs 14:32
The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
Isaiah 32:17
And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.
Luke 2:25-29
And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Acts 7:59-60
And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.
2 Timothy 4:6-8
For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
2 Peter 1:14
For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.