Parallel Verses

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.

A Conservative Version

For evil-doers shall be cut off, but those who wait for LORD, they shall 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 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. 9 For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.
10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.

Cross References

Psalm 25:13

His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.

Isaiah 60:21

Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.

Isaiah 57:13

When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain.

Job 20:23-29

To fill his belly to the full, God will send his burning anger against him and rain it upon him into his body.

Job 27:13-23

"This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty:

Psalm 37:11-12

But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

Isaiah 58:14

then you shall take delight in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

Hebrews 11:16

But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

Revelation 5:10

and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth."

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