Psalms 37:15

But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

In Context

14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:4The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength.

2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Esther 9:22as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

Psalms 34:22The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

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 →

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