Bible verse
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Psalm 37:32 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 37.
28 For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
33 the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
36 yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
KJV
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
ASV
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
ERV
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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