Psalms 37:20
For 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.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
19they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:
Cross References
Leviticus 3:3And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offering an offering by fire to Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,
Deuteronomy 29:20Jehovah will not pardon him, but the anger of Jehovah and his jealousy will then smoke against that man, and all the curse shall be upon him that is written in this book; and Jehovah will blot out his name from under the heavens;
Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years.
Psalms 68:3But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad with joy.
Psalms 102:3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
Luke 13:3No, I say to you, but if ye repent not, ye shall all perish in the same manner.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21
Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →