Psalm 37:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
But the wicked will die. The LORD’s enemies are like flowers in a field— they will disappear like smoke.

English Standard Version
But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

Berean Study Bible
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

New American Standard Bible
But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

NASB 1995
But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish-- like smoke they vanish away.

NASB 1977
But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

Amplified Bible
But the wicked (ungodly) will perish, And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke], They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

Christian Standard Bible
But the wicked will perish; the LORD’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the wicked will perish; the LORD's enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away-- they will fade away like smoke.

Contemporary English Version
Wicked people are enemies of the LORD and will vanish like smoke from a field on fire.

Good News Translation
But the wicked will die; the enemies of the LORD will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But wicked people will disappear. The LORD's enemies will vanish like the best part of a meadow. They will vanish like smoke.

International Standard Version
Indeed, the wicked will perish. The LORD's enemies will be consumed like flowers in the fields. They will vanish like smoke.

NET Bible
But evil men will die; the LORD's enemies will be incinerated--they will go up in smoke.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
But the wicked shall perish; And the enemies of the LORD, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.

King James 2000 Bible
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall vanish; into smoke shall they vanish away.

New Heart English Bible
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish--vanish like smoke.

World English Bible
But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish-- vanish like smoke.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away.

A Faithful Version
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of pastures--they are consumed, and like smoke they vanish.

Darby Bible Translation
For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.

English Revised Version
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the excellency of the pastures: they shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
As for the vngodly they shall perishe, and the enemies of God shall consume as the fat of lambes: yea, euen with the smoke they shall vanishe away.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
As for ye vngodly, they shall perishe: & whe ye enemies of ye LORDE are in their floures, they shal cosume, yee euen as the smoke shal they cosume awaye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, "" Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, "" They have been consumed in smoke.

Young's Literal Translation
But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

Smith's Literal Translation
For the unjust shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah as the preciousness of lambs: they ended in smoke; they ended.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.

Catholic Public Domain Version
for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because the wicked perish and the fattened enemies of LORD JEHOVAH are finished and like smoke they disappear.

Lamsa Bible
For the wicked shall perish, and the rich who are enemies of the LORD shall be consumed; they shall vanish like smoke.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs-- They shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
















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