Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and seeks to kill him;
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
International Standard Version
The wicked stalks the righteous person, seeking to kill him,
A Conservative Version
A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
American Standard Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
Amplified
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.
Bible in Basic English
The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
Darby Translation
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:
Julia Smith Translation
The unjust watches for the just, and seeks to kill him,
King James 2000
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The ungodly watcheth the righteous, and seeketh occasion to slay him.
NET Bible
Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.
New Heart English Bible
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
The Emphasized Bible
The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
Webster
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
World English Bible
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
31
his steps do not falter.
and seeks to kill him;
in the power of the wicked one
or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 10:8-10
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
Psalm 37:12
and gnashes his teeth at him.
Jeremiah 20:10
“Terror is on every side!
Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”
Luke 6:7
The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely,
Luke 11:54
they were lying in wait
Luke 14:1
One Sabbath, when He went to eat
Luke 19:47-48
Every day He was teaching
Luke 20:20
They
Acts 9:24
but their plot became known to Saul. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,