Psalms 37:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 14:2 : 2 He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
  • Job 20:5-9 : 5 that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. 6 Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, 7 he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’ 8 Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight. 9 People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.
  • Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil. 36 But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.
  • Ps 73:17-20 : 17 Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, and understood the destiny of the wicked. 18 Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin. 19 How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete! 20 They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them.
  • Ps 90:5-6 : 5 You bring their lives to an end and they“fall asleep.” In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up; 6 in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.
  • Ps 92:7 : 7 When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.
  • Ps 129:5-7 : 5 May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back! 6 May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up, 7 which cannot fill the reaper’s hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!
  • Jas 1:10-11 : 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow. 11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
  • 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 92:7
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    7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

  • Ps 129:6
    83%

    6May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,

  • Job 8:12
    81%

    12While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

  • Isa 37:27
    79%

    27Their residents are powerless; they are terrified and ashamed. They are as short-lived as plants in the field or green vegetation. They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops when it is scorched by the east wind.

  • Ps 37:1
    79%

    1By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

  • Ps 90:5-6
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    79%

    5You bring their lives to an end and they“fall asleep.” In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;

    6in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.

  • Ps 37:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

    11But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

  • Isa 40:7-8
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    7The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the LORD blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.

    8The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable.”

  • Prov 2:22
    77%

    22but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

  • Ps 37:38
    76%

    38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

  • Ps 102:11
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    11My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.

  • Job 24:24
    76%

    24They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.’

  • Nah 1:10
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    10Surely they will be totally consumed like entangled thorn bushes, like the drink of drunkards, like very dry stubble.

  • 2 Kgs 19:26
    75%

    26Their residents are powerless, they are terrified and ashamed. They are as short-lived as plants in the field, or green vegetation. They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops when it is scorched by the east wind.

  • Jas 1:10-11
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    75%

    10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

    11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

  • Ps 37:20
    75%

    20But evil men will die; the LORD’s enemies will be incinerated– they will go up in smoke.

  • Jer 12:4
    74%

    4How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast,“God will not see what happens to us.”

  • Isa 1:28-30
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    74%

    28All rebellious sinners will be shattered, those who abandon the LORD will perish.

    29Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you find so desirable; you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchards where you choose to worship.

    30For you will be like a tree whose leaves wither, like an orchard that is unwatered.

  • Job 21:18
    74%

    18How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?

  • Ps 37:34-35
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    34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

    35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

  • Ps 37:3
    74%

    3Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

  • Ps 103:15
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    15A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

  • Job 18:16
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    16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

  • Ps 72:6
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    6He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

  • 1 Pet 1:24
    73%

    24For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,

  • Job 15:32
    73%

    32Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.

  • Ps 37:22
    73%

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Isa 40:24
    73%

    24Indeed, they are barely planted; yes, they are barely sown; yes, they barely take root in the earth, and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up, and the wind carries them away like straw.

  • Ps 80:16
    73%

    16It is burned and cut down. They die because you are displeased with them.

  • Isa 18:5
    73%

    5For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted, and the ripening fruit appears, he will cut off the unproductive shoots with pruning knives; he will prune the tendrils.

  • Prov 27:25
    73%

    25When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

  • Ps 92:13-14
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    72%

    13Planted in the LORD’s house, they grow in the courts of our God.

    14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

  • Jer 17:8
    72%

    8They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.

  • Job 6:17
    72%

    17When they are scorched, they dry up, when it is hot, they vanish from their place.

  • Isa 44:4
    72%

    4They will sprout up like a tree in the grass, like poplars beside channels of water.

  • Job 14:8
    72%

    8Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil,

  • Joel 1:17
    72%

    17The grains of seed have shriveled beneath their shovels. Storehouses have been decimated and granaries have been torn down, for the grain has dried up.

  • Jer 25:37
    72%

    37Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste by the fierce anger of the LORD.

  • Ps 58:9
    72%

    9Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.

  • Ps 58:7
    72%

    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • Ps 73:19
    71%

    19How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!