Psalms 37:20
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 37 connects to 10 cross-references. A lengthy alphabetic acrostic attributed to David urging against fretting at the prosperity of evildoers. It repeatedly encourages trusting in the Lord, delighting in him, and committing one's way to him. The meek will inherit the land while the wicked …
Other Translations
But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.
But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
Cross References
So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he …
For our God is a consuming fire.
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish …
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand …
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the …
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for …