KJV King James Version
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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Psalm 37:2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
WEB World English Bible
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
ASV American Standard Version
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
Surrounding context — Psalm 37
1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
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Psalm 92:7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:Psalm 90:5-6Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up.James 1:10-11But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.Job 14:2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.Psalm 37:35-36I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.Job 20:5-9That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?1 Peter 1:24For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:Psalm 73:17-20Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] understood I their end.Psalm 129:5-7Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
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