Psalms 37:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.”
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“But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 37:20 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
- Leviticus 3:3From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 3:16Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
- Deuteronomy 29:20The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
- Deuteronomy 33:14with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons,
- 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.
- Psalms 68:2As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
- Psalms 68:3But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
- Psalms 92:9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
- Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Proverbs 2:22but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
- Luke 13:3No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
- Luke 13:5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
- Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
- 2 Peter 2:12These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
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