Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.

New American Standard Bible

Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

King James Version

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

International Standard Version

Yet a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more. You will search for his place, but he will not be there.

A Conservative Version

For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

American Standard Version

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

Amplified


For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].

Bible in Basic English

For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

Darby Translation

For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.

Julia Smith Translation

Yet a little, and no unjust one thou didst mark upon his place, and he was not

King James 2000

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And yet a little [while] and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.

Modern King James verseion

It is but a little while, and the wicked shall not be; yea, you shall search his place, and he shall not be.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

NET Bible

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

New Heart English Bible

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

The Emphasized Bible

Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place - and he shall have vanished!

Webster

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yes, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

World English Bible

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.

Youngs Literal Translation

And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 37:10

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

9 For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.
10 A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.
11 But the humble will inherit the land
and will enjoy abundant prosperity.


Cross References

Job 24:24

They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone;
they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else.
They wither like heads of grain.

Job 7:10

He will never return to his house;
his hometown will no longer remember him.

Psalm 37:35-36

I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

1 Samuel 25:38-39

About 10 days later, the Lord struck Nabal dead.

2 Kings 9:25

Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, “Pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember when you and I were riding side by side behind his father Ahab, and the Lord uttered this oracle against him:

2 Kings 9:34-37

Then he went in, ate and drank, and said, “Take care of this cursed woman and bury her, since she’s a king’s daughter.”

Esther 7:10-1

They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.

Job 7:21

Why not forgive my sin
and pardon my transgression?
For soon I will lie down in the grave.
You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

Job 14:10

But a man dies and fades away;
he breathes his last—where is he?

Job 20:8-9

He will fly away like a dream and never be found;
he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

Psalm 49:10

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 52:5

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

Psalm 58:10-11

The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalm 73:18-20

Indeed, You put them in slippery places;
You make them fall into ruin.

Psalm 103:16

when the wind passes over it, it vanishes,
and its place is no longer known.

Psalm 107:42-43

The upright see it and rejoice,
and all injustice shuts its mouth.

Isaiah 14:16-19

Those who see you will stare at you;
they will look closely at you:
“Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble,
who shook the kingdoms,

Luke 12:20-21

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’

Luke 16:27-28

“‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house—

Hebrews 10:36-37

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

1 Peter 4:7

Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be serious and disciplined for prayer.

Revelation 6:10-11

They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, the One who is holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?”

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