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Delight Yourself in the LORD

Psalms 37:37

In 11 translations

BSB
Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.Or for there is a future for the man of peace
KJV
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
WEB
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
ASV
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a happy end to the man of peace.
LSV
Observe the perfect, and see the upright, || For the latter end of each [is] peace.
YLT
Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
DBY
Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;
DRC36:37
Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man.
GNV
Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.
JPS
Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.
LXXE36:37
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.

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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
שְׁמָר־תָּ֭ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם׃
LXX-Br36:37
Φύλασσε ἀκακίαν καὶ ἴδε εὐθύτητα, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἐγκατάλειμμα ἀνθρώπῳ εἰρηνικῷ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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

Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 32:17The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
  • Isaiah 57:1–2The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest,…
  • 2 Timothy 4:6–8For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is laid up for me the…
  • Acts 7:59–60While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
  • Job 42:12–17So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. And he also had seven sons and three daughters. He named his first daughter…
  • Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
  • Luke 2:25–29Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see…
  • Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
  • 2 Peter 1:14because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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