Parallel Verses
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 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;
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 stupid (senseless) person cannot know and a fool cannot understand.
7
And all
It was only that they might be
Cross References
Psalm 37:38
But transgressors will be altogether destroyed. The posterity of the wicked will be destroyed.
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely you set them in slippery places. You threw them down into destruction.
Job 12:6
The tents of marauders prosper and those who provoke God are secure in what God's hand brings them.
1 Samuel 25:36-38
When Abigail came to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his home. It was like a king's banquet. He was in a good mood and very drunk, so she did not tell him anything until dawn.
Job 21:7-12
Why do the wicked live on, reach old age, and become mighty in power?
Psalm 37:1-2
([Psalm of David]) Do not be bothered by evildoers. Do not envy those who do wicked things.
Psalm 37:35-36
I have seen a wicked, violent man spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
Psalm 73:12
Behold, these are the ungodly. They prosper in the world; they increase in wealth.
Psalm 90:5-6
You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass.
Psalm 94:4
They utter speech. They speak arrogantly. All troublemakers brag about themselves.
Psalm 103:15-16
Man's days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Proverbs 1:32
Sin and self-satisfaction bring destruction and death to stupid fools.
Isaiah 37:27
Their people are drained of power. They are dismayed and put to shame. They are like plants in the field, like tender green shoots, like grass sprouting on the roof, parched before it grows.
Isaiah 40:6-7
A voice shouts: Cry out! And I said: What shall I cry? The voice shouts: All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.
Jeremiah 12:1-2
Jehovah, if I argued my case with you, you would prove to be right. Indeed, I must question you about matters of justice. Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why do dishonest people succeed with impunity?
Malachi 3:15
We call arrogant people happy. Evil people test God's patience with their wicked deeds. They not only get away with it, they also prosper.
Malachi 4:1
Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: The day is coming when all arrogant and evil people will burn like stubble. On that day they will burn up and there will be nothing left of them, either root or bough.
Luke 16:19-25
A rich man dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day.
James 1:10-11
But the rich must be glad when God humbles them. This is because they will wither like wildflowers and pass away.
1 Peter 1:24
All people are like grass. All their glory is like the blossom of a flower. The grass withers and the flower drops off.