Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
And you will look carefully for
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.
Holman Bible
though you look for him, 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.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
9 Those who do evil will perish. But those who wait on the LORD will inherit the land. 10 Yet a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more. You will search for his place, but he will not be there. 11 The humble will inherit the land; they will take in abundant peace.
Cross References
Job 24:24
They're exalted momentarily, but then they are gone; they are humbled, just like all the others. They are cut down like heads of corn.
Job 7:10
He doesn't return again to his house, and his place won't recognize him anymore."
Psalm 37:35-36
I once observed a wicked and oppressive person, flourishing like a green tree in native soil.
1 Samuel 25:38-39
About ten days later the LORD struck Nabal, and he died.
2 Kings 9:25
After this, Jehu called out to Bidkar, his third in command, "Pick up Joram's body and throw it in the field, the property that belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite, because you and I remember how when we were riding together in pursuit of his father Ahab, that the LORD pronounced this oracle against him:
2 Kings 9:34-37
So they did, and her blood splashed against the wall and on the horses, while Jehu trampled her underfoot. Later on, after he had come in to eat and drink, he ordered, "Go and see to this cursed woman, and bury her, because she was a king's daughter."
Esther 7:10-1
The king said, "Hang him on it." So they hanged Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and then the king's anger subsided.
Job 7:21
Why haven't you pardoned my transgression and taken away my iniquity? Now I'm about to lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I won't be around!"
Job 14:10
"But when a person dies and wastes away, when a person breathes his last, where will he be?
Job 20:8-9
He'll vanish like a dream, and no one will find him; he will be chased away like a night vision."
Psalm 49:10
Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 52:5
But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
Psalm 58:10-11
The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your vengeance; when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalm 73:18-20
You have certainly set them in slippery places; you will make them fall to their ruin.
Psalm 103:16
but when the wind blows through it, it withers away and no one remembers where it was.
Psalm 107:42-43
The upright see it and rejoice, but the mouth of an evil person is shut.
Isaiah 14:16-19
"Those who see you will stare at you. They will wonder about you: "Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who made kingdoms quake,
Luke 12:20-21
But God told him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'
Luke 16:27-28
"The rich man said, "Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house
Hebrews 10:36-37
For you need endurance, so that after you have done God's will you can receive what he has promised.
1 Peter 4:7
Because everything will soon come to an end, be sensible and clear-headed, so you can pray.
Revelation 6:10-11
They cried out in a loud voice, "Holy and true Sovereign, how long will it be before you judge and take revenge on those living on the earth who shed our blood?"