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Delight Yourself in the LORD

Psalms 37:10

In 11 translations

BSB
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
KJV
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
WEB
For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
ASV
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
LSV
And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, || And you have considered his place, and it is not.
YLT
And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
DBY
For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.
DRC36:10
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.
GNV
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
JPS
And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.
LXXE36:10
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְע֣וֹד מְ֭עַט וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּ עַל־מְקוֹמ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃
LXX-Br36:10
Καὶ ἔτι ὀλίγον καὶ οὐ μὴ ὑπάρξῃ ἁμαρτωλὸς, καὶ ζητήσεις τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

  • Job 24:24They 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.
  • Psalms 37:35–36I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
  • 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
  • Psalms 107:42–43The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth. Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
  • Psalms 103:16when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
  • Psalms 58:10–11The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the…
  • Hebrews 10:36–37You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
  • Psalms 52:5Surely 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
  • Job 7:10He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.
  • Luke 16:27–28‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
  • Revelation 6:10–11And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?” Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while…
  • Job 20:8–9He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night. The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
  • Luke 12:20–21But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich…
  • Psalms 49:10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
  • Job 14:10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
  • Isaiah 14:16–19Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives…

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