Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For evil-doers shall be cut off, but those who wait for LORD, they shall inherit the land.

New American Standard Bible

For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

King James Version

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

Holman Bible

For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.

International Standard Version

Those who do evil will perish. But those who wait on the LORD will inherit the land.

American Standard Version

For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

Amplified


For those who do evil will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

Bible in Basic English

For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.

Darby Translation

For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.

Julia Smith Translation

For they doing evil shall be cut off: and they waiting for Jehovah they shall inherit the earth.

King James 2000

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh-- they will possess [the] land.

Modern King James verseion

For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on Jehovah, they shall inherit the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For wicked doers shall be rooted out; but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit the land.

NET Bible

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

New Heart English Bible

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.

The Emphasized Bible

For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth.

Webster

For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

World English Bible

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

Youngs Literal Translation

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 37:9

References

Easton

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, [it tends] only to evil-doing. 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off, but those who wait for LORD, they shall inherit the land. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

Cross References

Psalm 25:13

His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall inherit the land.

Isaiah 60:21

Thy people also shall all be righteous. They shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Isaiah 57:13

When thou cry, let those whom thou have gathered deliver thee. But the wind shall take them; a breath shall carry them all away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.

Job 20:23-29

When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, and will rain it upon him while he is eating.

Job 27:13-23

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

Psalm 37:11-12

But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Psalm 55:23

But thou, O God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

Isaiah 58:14

then thou shall delight thyself in LORD, and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father. For the mouth of LORD has spoken it.

Hebrews 11:16

But now they aspire for a superior one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

Revelation 5:10

And thou made them kings and priests to our God, and they will reign over the earth.

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