Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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 Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure; let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil. 9 For wicked doers shall be rooted out; but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit the land. 10 Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.


Cross References

Psalm 25:13

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

Isaiah 60:21

Thy people shall be all godly and possess the land forever: the flower of my planting, the work of my hands whereof I will rejoice.

Isaiah 57:13

When thou cryest, let thy chosen heap deliver thee. But the wind shall take them all away, and carry them into the air. Nevertheless, they that put their trust in me, shall inherit the land, and have my holy hill in possession.

Job 20:23-29

"For though the wicked have never so much to fill his belly, yet God shall send his wrath upon him, and cause his indignation to rain over him:

Job 27:13-23

saying, 'This is that portion that the wicked shall have of God, and the heritage that Tyrants shall receive of the Almighty'?

Psalm 37:11-12

But the meek spirited shall possess the earth, and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.

Psalm 37:35-36

I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay-tree.

Psalm 55:23

But as for them, thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. The bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. Nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O LORD.

Proverbs 2:21

For the just shall dwell in the land, and the innocent shall remain in it.

Isaiah 58:14

Then shalt thou have thy pleasure in the LORD, which shall carry thee high above the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the LORD's own mouth hath so promised.

Hebrews 11:16

But now they desire a better, that is to say a heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them, even to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Revelation 5:10

and hast made us unto our God, kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth."

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