Psalms 37:38
But transgressors will perish together. Cut off are the wicked forever.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
In Context
37Preserve your honor and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
39The righteous are saved by the Lord, who in time of distress is their refuge:
Cross References
Psalms 1:4Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.
Psalms 52:5But God, on his part, shall destroy you forever, grasp you and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah
Matthew 13:49So will it be at the close of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous,
2 Thessalonians 1:8Then he will inflict punishment on those who refuse to know God, and on those who turn a deaf ear to the good news of Jesus, our Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:35-40
Exhortations and Promises. 34 Wait on the Lord , and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39… Read the whole commentary →