Psalms 37:14

A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow,—To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

13My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.

15Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:17And he said unto David, More righteous, art thou than I, for, thou, hast requited me, good, but, I, have requited thee, evil.

Psalms 11:2For lo! the lawless, bend the bow They have fixed their arrow upon the string, To shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart:

Psalms 64:2Wilt thou hide me, From the conclave of evil-doers, From the crowd of workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 29:27An abomination to the righteous, is the man of perversity, and, an abomination to the lawless, is a man of straightforward way.

Matthew 23:30and say—If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their partners in the blood of the prophets:

Acts 12:2And slew James the brother of John with a 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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