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Psalm 37:1–2

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1Do not fret because of those who are evil

or be enviousv of those who do wrong;w

2for like the grass they will soon wither,x

like green plants they will soon die away.y

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Cross references

  1. vPr 3:31; 23:17–18
  2. wPs 73:3; Pr 24:19
  3. xSee 2 Ki 19:26; Job 14:2; Ps 102:4; Isa 40:7
  4. yver 38; Ps 90:6; 92:7; Jas 1:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Fret not yourself because of evildoers;

be not envious of wrongdoers!

For they will soon fade like the grass

and wither like the green herb.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Do not be agitated by evildoers;

do not envy those who do wrong.

For they wither quickly like grass

and wilt like tender green plants.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t worry about the wicked

or envy those who do wrong.

For like grass, they soon fade away.

Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not fret because of evildoers;

do not be envious of doers of wickedness.

For like the grass they will dry up quickly,

and like green vegetation they will wither.

KJV 1900King James Version

Fret not thyself because of evildoers,

Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

And wither as the green herb.