Psalm 37:35

New International Reader's Version

I saw a mean and sinful person. He was doing well, like a green tree in its own land.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:14

Joab said, “I’m not going to waste any more time on you.” So he got three javelins. Then he went over and plunged them into Absalom’s heart. He did it while Absalom was still hanging there alive in the oak tree.

2 Samuel 18:15

Ten of the men carrying Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom. They struck him and killed him.

Esther 5:11

He bragged to them about how rich he was. He talked about how many sons he had. He spoke about all the ways the king had honored him. He bragged about how the king had given him a high position. It was higher than the position of any of the other nobles and officials.

Job 5:3

I saw that foolish people were having success. But suddenly harm came to their homes.

Jeremiah 12:2

You have planted them. Their roots are deep in the ground. They grow and produce fruit. They honor you by what they say. But their hearts are far away from you.

Ezekiel 31:18

“Which one of the trees of Eden can be compared with you? What tree is as glorious and majestic as you are? But you too will be brought down to the earth below. There you will join the trees of Eden. You will lie down with those who have not been circumcised. You will be among those who were killed by swords. “That is what will happen to Pharaoh and his huge armies,” announces the Lord and King.

Ezekiel 31:5

So it grew higher than any other tree in the fields. It grew more limbs. Its branches grew long. They spread because they had plenty of water.

Daniel 11:19

After this, the king of Syria will return to the forts in his own country. But he will trip and fall. And he will never be seen again.

Daniel 4:7

Those who try to figure things out by using magic came. So did those who study the heavens. I told all of them what I had dreamed. But they couldn’t tell me what it meant.

Daniel 8:24

He will become very strong. But he will not get that way by his own power. People will be amazed at the way he destroys everything. He will be successful no matter what he does. He will destroy mighty people. Those mighty people are God’s holy people.