Psalms 92:7

In 11 translations

BSB

that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

KJV

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

WEB

though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

ASV

When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

LSV

When the wicked flourish as an herb, || And all workers of iniquity blossom—For their being destroyed forever and ever!

YLT

When the wicked flourish as a herb, And blossom do all workers of iniquity — For their being destroyed for ever and ever!

DBY

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed for ever.

DRC91:8

When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:

GNV

(When the wicked growe as the grasse, and all the workers of wickednesse doe flourish) that they shall be destroyed for euer.

JPS92:8

When the wicked spring up as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they may be destroyed for ever.

LXXE91:8

When the sinners spring up as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity have watched; it is that they may be utterly destroyed for ever.Perhaps, 'come to light'.

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Original-language editions

WLC92:8

בִּפְרֹ֤חַ רְשָׁעִ֨ים ׀ כְּמ֥וֹ עֵ֗שֶׂב וַ֭יָּצִיצוּ כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן לְהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֥ם עֲדֵי־עַֽד׃KJV:Ps.92.7

LXX-Br91:8

Ἐν τῷ ἀνατεῖλαι τοὺς ἁμαρτωλοὺς ὡσεὶ χόρτον, καὶ διέκυψαν πάντες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν, ὅπως ἂν ἐξολοθρευθῶσιν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 37:38But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
• Psalms 73:18–20Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
• Psalms 37:1–2Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
• 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.
• Jeremiah 12:1–2Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? You planted them, and they have…
• 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
• James 1:10–11But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So…
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be…
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
• Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
• Job 12:6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
• Job 21:7–12Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is…
• Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
• Luke 16:19–25Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the…
• Isaiah 37:27Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
• Isaiah 40:6–7A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on…

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