Psalms 37:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.”
Psalms 37:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 37:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 37:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.”
Psalms 37:14 — World English Bible
Psalms 37:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way. ”
Psalms 37:14 — American Standard Version
Psalms 37:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.”
Psalms 37:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 37:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way: ”
Psalms 37:14 — Darby Translation
Psalms 37:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.”
Psalms 37:14 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 37:14 in Context — Psalms 37
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
What Does Psalms 37:14 Mean?
Psalms 37:14 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 37. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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