Psalms 37:9

American Standard Version (1901)

For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 60:21 : 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
  • Ps 25:13 : 13 His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
  • Job 20:23-29 : 23 When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through. 25 He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown [by man] shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent. 27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall depart; [His goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.
  • Job 27:13-23 : 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty: 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh. 19 He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers] ; He openeth his eyes, and he is not. 20 Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place. 22 For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand. 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
  • Ps 37:11-12 : 11 But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
  • Ps 37:29 : 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
  • Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. 36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
  • Isa 57:13 : 13 When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.
  • Isa 58:14 : 14 then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
  • Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
  • Rev 5:10 : 10 and madest them [to be] unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.
  • Prov 2:21 : 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:34
    87%

    34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

  • Ps 37:10-12
    3 verses
    83%

    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

    11But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

    12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • Ps 37:27-29
    3 verses
    81%

    27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.

    28For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.

  • Ps 37:17-22
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    81%

    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

    18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

    19They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

    20But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.

    21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

    22For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 2:21-22
    2 verses
    79%

    21For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

    22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

  • Ps 37:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1[[ A Psalm] of David]. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

    2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

    3Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.

  • Ps 37:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7Rest in Jehovah, 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.

    8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.

  • Ps 37:38
    78%

    38As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 20:22
    74%

    22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

  • Ps 34:16
    74%

    16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Ps 92:7
    74%

    7When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

  • Ps 25:13
    73%

    13His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land.

  • Prov 24:19
    72%

    19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

    4Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

  • Isa 30:18
    71%

    18And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.

  • Matt 5:5
    71%

    5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

  • Isa 29:20
    71%

    20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;

  • Isa 1:28
    70%

    28But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and they that forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.

  • Ps 37:32
    70%

    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 21:7
    70%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 112:10
    70%

    10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ps 140:11
    70%

    11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  • Prov 23:18
    70%

    18For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 13:22
    70%

    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

  • Lam 3:25
    70%

    25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

  • Ps 109:15
    70%

    15Let them be before Jehovah continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

  • Prov 11:31
    70%

    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Ps 129:4
    70%

    4Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

  • Ps 27:14
    70%

    14Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

  • Ps 21:10
    69%

    10Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.

  • Isa 34:17
    69%

    17And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

  • Isa 42:4
    69%

    4He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.

  • Prov 11:6
    69%

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.