20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the excellency of the pastures: they shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.


In Context

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

18 The LORD knoweth the days of the perfect: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the excellency of the pastures: they shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.

21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the land; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:20But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:20But the wicked will perish: The Lord 's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish-vanish like smoke.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:20because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:20But 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:20For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:20But 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:20But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:20But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:20But 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.