Psalms 36:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.”

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BSBPD

“There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“There are the workers of iniquity fallen: They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 36:12 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 5:31So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
  2. Psalms 1:5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
  3. Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
  4. Psalms 18:38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
  5. Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  6. Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
  7. Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
  8. Psalms 140:10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
  9. Jeremiah 51:64Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah.
  10. 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
  11. Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
  12. Revelation 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

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