Psalms 37:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

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  • Isa 60:21 : 21 Also your people shall all be righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified.
  • Ps 25:13 : 13 His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 55:23 : 23 But You, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction; bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in You.
  • 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 bronze shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body; yes, the glittering sword comes out of his gall; terrors are upon him. 26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures; a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with the one who remains in his tent. 27 The heavens 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 God's wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage assigned to 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 from the Almighty. 14 If his children multiply, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death, and his widows shall not weep. 16 Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares clothing as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall wear it, and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a keeper makes. 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more. 20 Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest steals him away in the night. 21 The east wind carries him away, and he departs; and as a storm hurls him out of his place. 22 For God will hurl upon him, and not spare; he would gladly 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 plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.
  • Ps 37:29 : 29 The righteous shall inherit the land and live in it forever.
  • 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 indeed, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
  • Isa 57:13 : 13 When you cry, let your companies deliver you; but the wind shall carry them all away, vanity shall take them; but he who puts his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.
  • Isa 58:14 : 14 Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD; and I will cause you to ride on the high places of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.
  • Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
  • Rev 5:10 : 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.
  • Prov 2:21 : 21 For the upright will dwell in the land, and the perfect will remain in it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:34
    87%

    34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

  • Ps 37:10-12
    3 verses
    83%

    10For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; yes, you shall look for 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 plot against the just and gnash at him with their teeth.

  • Ps 37:27-29
    3 verses
    81%

    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

    28For the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land and live in it forever.

  • Ps 37:17-22
    6 verses
    81%

    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

    18The LORD knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever.

    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 they shall vanish away.

    21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.

    22For those blessed by him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 2:21-22
    2 verses
    79%

    21For the upright will dwell in the land, and the perfect will remain in it.

    22But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.

  • Ps 37:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1Do not worry because of evildoers, nor be envious of those who work iniquity.

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

    3Trust in the LORD and do good; so you shall dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.

  • Ps 37:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

    8Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Ps 37:38
    78%

    38But the transgressors shall be destroyed altogether; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29The 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%

    22Do not say, I will recompense evil; wait on the LORD, and He shall save you.

  • Ps 34:16
    74%

    16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Ps 92:7
    74%

    7When the wicked spring up like the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is so they may be destroyed forever.

  • Ps 25:13
    73%

    13His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth.

  • Prov 24:19
    72%

    19Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.

  • Ps 125:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous extend their hands to wrongdoing.

    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.

  • Isa 30:18
    71%

    18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to 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 those who wait for him.

  • Matt 5:5
    71%

    5Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

  • Isa 29:20
    71%

    20For the terrible one is brought to nothing, 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 those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

  • Ps 37:32
    70%

    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Prov 21:7
    70%

    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 112:10
    70%

    10The wicked shall see it and be grieved; he shall gnash 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 your expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 13:22
    70%

    22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.

  • Lam 3:25
    70%

    25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

  • Ps 109:15
    70%

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

  • Prov 11:31
    70%

    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed on earth, much more the wicked and the sinner.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Ps 129:4
    70%

    4The LORD is righteous; He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

  • Ps 27:14
    70%

    14Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.

  • Ps 21:10
    69%

    10You shall destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among the children of men.

  • Isa 34:17
    69%

    17And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.

  • Isa 42:4
    69%

    4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he has set justice in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.

  • Prov 11:6
    69%

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.