Psalms 37:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

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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 earth.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody 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] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him. 26 All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall depart, [and 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 shall receive of 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 not weep. 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 a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh. 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he [is] not. 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. 22 For [God] shall cast upon 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 earth; 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 bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
  • Isa 57:13 : 13 ¶ When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take [them]: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;
  • Isa 58:14 : 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].
  • Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
  • Rev 5:10 : 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
  • Prov 2:21 : 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

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    34¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

  • Ps 37:10-12
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    83%

    10For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].

    11But the meek shall inherit the earth; 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 the LORD loveth judgment, 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
    6 verses
    81%

    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

    18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

    19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

    20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

    21¶ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

    22For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] 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 earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

  • Ps 37:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1¶ [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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

    3Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

  • Ps 37:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

    8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

  • Ps 37:38
    78%

    38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  • Prov 20:22
    74%

    22¶ Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

  • Ps 34:16
    74%

    16The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Ps 92:7
    74%

    7¶ When 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 earth.

  • Prov 24:19
    72%

    19¶ Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

    4¶ Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts.

  • Isa 30:18
    71%

    18¶ And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.

  • Matt 5:5
    71%

    5‹Blessed› [are] ‹the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.›

  • Isa 29:20
    71%

    20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

  • Isa 1:28
    70%

    28And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners [shall be] together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

  • Ps 37:32
    70%

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

  • Prov 21:7
    70%

    7¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

  • 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%

    11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].

  • Prov 23:18
    70%

    18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 13:22
    70%

    22¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

  • Lam 3:25
    70%

    25The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.

  • Ps 109:15
    70%

    15Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

  • Prov 11:31
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

  • Ps 129:4
    70%

    4The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

  • Ps 27:14
    70%

    14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

  • Ps 21:10
    69%

    10Their fruit shalt 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 shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

  • Prov 11:6
    69%

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.