Psalms 37:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless. 9 He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net. 10 He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.
Ps 37:12 : 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Jer 20:10 : 10 For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, [say] all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Luke 6:7 : 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.
Luke 11:54 : 54 laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
Luke 14:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.
Luke 19:47-48 : 47 And he was teaching {G2596} daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: 48 and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.
Luke 20:20 : 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves {G1511} to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
Acts 9:24 : 24 but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 37:12
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12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Ps 37:14
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14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.
Prov 24:15
79%
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
Ps 37:33-34
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33Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
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 37:31
78%
31The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
Ps 34:21
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21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Ps 94:21
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21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.
Prov 29:10
77%
10The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.
Ps 11:2
77%
2For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
Ps 10:8-9
2 verses
76%
8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.
9He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
Prov 12:5-7
3 verses
76%
5The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
Prov 14:32
76%
32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
Ps 37:17
76%
17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
Prov 12:12
76%
12The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
Job 36:17
75%
17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
Ps 11:5
75%
5Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Prov 21:12
75%
12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.
Ps 56:6
75%
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
Prov 28:1
75%
1The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.
Ps 36:1
75%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Prov 1:18
75%
18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
Ps 112:10
75%
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 140:4
75%
4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
1 Pet 3:12
74%
12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
Ps 109:6
74%
6Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.
Prov 21:10
74%
10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.
Ps 37:10
74%
10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
Prov 21:7
74%
7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
Ps 17:9
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9From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
Prov 13:6
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6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Ps 10:2
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2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
Prov 12:26
74%
26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
Ps 34:15
74%
15The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
Ps 140:11
74%
11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Ps 119:95
74%
95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps 64:4
74%
4That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Job 27:7
74%
7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
Prov 29:16
74%
16When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.
Ps 7:11
74%
11God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.
Ps 37:21
74%
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
Ps 59:3
74%
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
Ps 139:19
74%
19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
Mic 7:2
74%
2The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Ps 36:3-4
2 verses
73%
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
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Exod 23:7
73%
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.