Psalms 34:21
Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
In Context
20He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.
22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!
Cross References
Exodus 12:46in one house it is eaten, thou dost not carry out of the house [any] of the flesh without, and a bone ye do not break of it;
1 Samuel 19:4And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, 'Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee [are] very good;
1 Kings 22:8And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Yet — one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil — Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not the king say so.'
Psalms 20:8They — they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
Psalms 89:23And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord . 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of… Read the whole commentary →