14A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.


In Context

11 And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

12 The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

13 The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

14 A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

15 Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

16 Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

Psalm 37:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword : they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as be upright in the way:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.