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Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

Psalms 34:21

In 11 translations

BSB
Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
KJV
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.desolate: or, guilty
WEB
Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
ASV
Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
LSV
Evil puts the wicked to death, || And those hating the righteous are desolate.
YLT
Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.
DBY
Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.
DRC33:22
The death of the wicked is very evil: and they that hate the just shall be guilty.
GNV
But malice shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.
JPS34:22
Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.
LXXE33:22
The death of sinners is evil: and they that hate righteousness will go wrong.

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Original-language editions

WLC34:22
תְּמוֹתֵ֣ת רָשָׁ֣ע רָעָ֑ה וְשֹׂנְאֵ֖י צַדִּ֣יק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃KJV:Ps.34.21
LXX-Br33:22
Θάνατος ἁμαρτωλῶν πονηρὸς, καὶ οἱ μισοῦντες τὸ δίκαιον πλημμελήσουσι.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 94:23He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
  • Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
  • Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
  • 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
  • Psalms 37:12–15The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay…
  • Psalms 89:23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
  • Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
  • Psalms 40:15May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they…
  • Psalms 37:30–40The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, the LORD…
  • 1 Samuel 19:4–5Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you. He took…
  • 2 Thessalonians 1:6After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
  • Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
  • John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
  • Exodus 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
  • 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took…

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