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Psalms 37:20
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Psalms 37:20
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But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.
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Psalms 37:20 in Other Translations
KJV
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But 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.
ESV
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But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish--like smoke they vanish away.
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But the wicked will die. The LORD ’s enemies are like flowers in a field— they will disappear like smoke.
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God-despisers have had it; God's enemies are finished - Stripped bare like vineyards at harvest time, vanished like smoke in thin air.
CSB
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But the wicked will perish; the Lord's enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away- they will fade away like smoke.
Psalms 37:20 In-Context
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The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.
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In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
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But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.
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The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
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those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed.
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Psalms 34:21
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Psalms 68:2
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Psalms 102:3
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Isaiah 51:6
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