Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity blossom, it is that they shall be destroyed forever;
New American Standard Bible
And all
It was only that they might be
King James Version
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
Holman Bible
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be eternally destroyed.
International Standard Version
Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.
A Conservative Version
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they shall be destroyed forever,
American Standard Version
When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.
Amplified
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
Darby Translation
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed for ever.
Julia Smith Translation
In the putting forth of the unjust as grass, and all working iniquity shall flourish; to destroy them even to forever:
King James 2000
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed forever:
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the wicked flourish like grass and all [the] workers of evil blossom, [it is] so they can be destroyed forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that the ungodly are green as grass, and that all the works of wickedness do flourish, to be destroyed forever.
NET Bible
When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.
New Heart English Bible
though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
The Emphasized Bible
When the lawless do thrive like grass, And all the workers of iniquity have blossomed, It is that they may be destroyed for ever.
Webster
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
World English Bible
though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
Youngs Literal Translation
When the wicked flourish as a herb, And blossom do all workers of iniquity -- For their being destroyed for ever and ever!
Themes
Grass » Illustrative » Of prosperity of the wicked
Punishment of the The Wicked » Future described as » Everlasting destruction
Wicked people » Compared with » Grass
Topics
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 92:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Love And Faithfulness
6 A beastly man does not know; nor does a fool understand this. 7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity blossom, it is that they shall be destroyed forever; 8 but You, Jehovah, are high forever.
Cross References
Psalm 37:38
But the sinners are destroyed together; the end of the wicked is cut off.
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down into ruin.
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, in whatever God brings to their hand.
1 Samuel 25:36-38
And Abigail came to Nabal. And behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. And she did not tell him anything, more or less, until the morning light.
Job 21:7-12
Why do the wicked live? They grow old and become mighty in power.
Psalm 37:1-2
A Psalm of David. Do not fret yourself with evil doers; and do not be envious against the workers of iniquity.
Psalm 37:35-36
I have seen the wicked ruthless, and spreading himself like a luxuriant native tree.
Psalm 73:12
Behold, these are the ungodly, who are at ease in the world; they increase in riches.
Psalm 90:5-6
You carry them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass which grows up.
Psalm 94:4
They gush; they speak impudent things; all the workers of iniquity speak proudly.
Psalm 103:15-16
As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple kills them, and the ease of fools destroys them.
Isaiah 37:27
And their inhabitants were short of hand; dismayed and ashamed. They were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, even grain blasted before it has risen.
Isaiah 40:6-7
The voice said, Cry! And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the beauty of it is as the flower of the field.
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Righteous are You, O Jehovah, that I might contend with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal treacherously?
Malachi 3:15
And now we are calling the arrogant blessed. Not only are the doers of wickedness built up, they also test God, and escape.
Malachi 4:1
For behold, the day is coming, burning like a fire pot; and all the proud, and every doer of wickedness, shall be chaff. And the coming day will set them ablaze, says Jehovah of Hosts, which will not leave root or branches to them.
Luke 16:19-25
There was a certain rich man who was customarily clothed in purple and fine linen and making merry in luxury every day.
James 1:10-11
and the rich one rejoice in his humiliation, because he shall pass away as the flower of the grass.
1 Peter 1:24
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of men as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls out,