Psalms 37:20
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the excellency of the pastures: they shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
19They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
Cross References
Leviticus 3:3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Deuteronomy 29:20the LORD will not pardon him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Psalms 68:3But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
Psalms 102:3For my days consume away like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
Luke 13:3I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.
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 →