Psalm 37:35

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I have seen brutal people abuse others and grow strong like trees in rich soil.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:14

Joab said, “I'm not going to waste any more time on you!” Absalom was still alive, so Joab took three spears and stuck them through Absalom's chest.

2 Samuel 18:15

Ten of Joab's bodyguards came over and finished him off.

Esther 5:11

and started boasting about his great wealth and all his sons. He told them the many ways that the king had honoured him and how all the other officials and leaders had to respect him.

Job 5:3

I have seen fools take root. But God sends a curse, suddenly uprooting them

Jeremiah 12:2

You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it.

Ezekiel 31:18

King of Egypt, all these things will happen to you and your people! You were like this tree at one time—taller and stronger than anyone on earth. But now you will be chopped down, just as every tree in the garden of Eden must die. You will be sent down to the world of the dead, where you will join the godless and the other victims of violent death. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Ezekiel 31:5

But this tree towered over those other trees, and its branches grew long and thick.

Daniel 11:19

He will retreat to his fortresses in his own country, but on the way he will be defeated and never again be seen.

Daniel 4:7

After they arrived, I told them my dream, but they were not able to say what it meant.

Daniel 8:24

He will gain strength, but not on his own, and he will cause terrible destruction. He will wipe out powerful leaders and God's people as well.