Psalm 37:10 “Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look fo…”

Psalm 37:10

Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

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.

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Cross references

“yet”

Job 24:24 1 Peter 4:7 Psalm 73:18–20 Hebrews 10:36 Hebrews 10:37 Revelation 6:10

Job 24:24 · BSB

They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.

1 Peter 4:7 · BSB

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

Psalm 73:18–20 · BSB

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Hebrews 10:36 · BSB

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

Hebrews 10:37 · BSB

For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.

Revelation 6:10 · BSB

And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”

“wicked”

Psalm 103:16 Job 7:10 Psalm 49:10 Job 14:10 Job 7:21 Psalm 37:35

Psalm 103:16 · BSB

when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

Job 7:10 · BSB

He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.

Psalm 49:10 · BSB

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Job 14:10 · BSB

But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?

Job 7:21 · BSB

Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”

Psalm 37:35 · BSB

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

“thou”

Psalm 52:5 Isaiah 14:16–19 2 Kings 9:25 2 Kings 9:34–37 Psalm 58:10 Psalm 58:11

Psalm 52:5 · BSB

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Isaiah 14:16–19 · BSB

Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,

2 Kings 9:25 · BSB

And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden agains…

2 Kings 9:34–37 · BSB

Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”

Psalm 58:10 · BSB

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalm 58:11 · BSB

Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

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