Psalms 37:15
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
In Context
16Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath assuaged.
Esther 9:22the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Psalms 34:22(34-23) The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.
Psalms 46:9(46-10) He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots 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 →