Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.
New American Standard Bible
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the
They vanish—
King James Version
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
International Standard Version
Indeed, the wicked will perish. The LORD's enemies will be consumed like flowers in the fields. They will vanish like smoke.
A Conservative Version
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of LORD [is] as the fat of lambs: they shall disintegrate; they shall disintegrate away into smoke.
American Standard Version
But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.
Amplified
But the wicked (ungodly) will perish,
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the
They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
Bible in Basic English
But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
Darby Translation
For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.
Julia Smith Translation
For the unjust shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah as the preciousness of lambs: they ended in smoke; they ended.
King James 2000
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall vanish; into smoke shall they vanish away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [the] wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh [will be] like [the] splendor of [the] pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
Modern King James verseion
But the wicked shall pass, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be like the beauty of pastures; they are consumed, like smoke they perish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the ungodly, they shall perish. and the enemies of the LORD shall consume as the fat of lambs; yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away.
NET Bible
But evil men will die; the Lord's enemies will be incinerated -- they will go up in smoke.
New Heart English Bible
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish?vanish like smoke.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished!
Webster
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
World English Bible
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish -- vanish like smoke.
Youngs Literal Translation
But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
Themes
Blessings » Those that are blessed of the lord
Curses » Those that are cursed
Lambs » Illustrative » (consumed in sacrifice,) of complete destruction of the wicked
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
19
they will be satisfied in days of hunger.
the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 102:3
and my bones burn like a furnace.
Psalm 68:2
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.
Judges 5:31
But may those who love Him
be like the rising of the sun in its strength.
And the land was peaceful 40 years.
Genesis 19:28
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw that smoke was going up from the land like the smoke of a furnace.
Leviticus 3:3-11
He will present part of the fellowship sacrifice as a fire offering to the Lord: the fat
Leviticus 3:16
Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a fire offering for a pleasing aroma.
“All fat belongs to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 29:20
The Lord will not be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that person, and every curse written in this scroll will descend on him. The Lord will blot out his name under heaven,
Deuteronomy 33:14-16
and the abundant yield of the seasons;
Psalm 92:9
indeed, Your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.
Luke 13:3
Luke 13:5
Hebrews 12:29
for our God is a consuming fire.
2 Peter 2:12
But these people, like irrational animals—creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed—speak blasphemies about things they don’t understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed,