Psalms 37:14

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

In The King James Version

The 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.

In Context

13The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

15Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:17He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

Psalms 11:2For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Psalms 64:2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

Proverbs 29:27A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

Matthew 23:30and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’

Acts 12:2He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

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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