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Psalms 37:2–3

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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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  1. Psalms 92:7Rank 1 from verse 2
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    7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

  2. Psalms 90:5–6Rank 2 from verse 2
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    5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

    6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

  3. James 1:10–11Rank 3 from verse 2
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    10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

    11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

  4. Job 14:2Rank 4 from verse 2
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    2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

  5. Psalms 37:35–36Rank 5 from verse 2
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    35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

    36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

From verse 3

  1. Jeremiah 17:7–8Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

    8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  2. Matthew 6:31–33Rank 2 from verse 3
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    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  3. Psalms 62:8Rank 3 from verse 3
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    8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

  4. 1 Corinthians 15:57–58Rank 4 from verse 3
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    57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

  5. Psalms 34:9–10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    9O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

    10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

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Psalms 37:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

grass

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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.

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green

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Having the color of living vegetation; fresh, flourishing, or not dried.

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Psalms 37:3

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trust

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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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37:1FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

37:2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

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37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

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37:4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

37:5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

37:6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

37:7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

37:9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

37:11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

37:13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

37:15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

37:16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

37:18The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

37:19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

37:20But 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.

37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

37:22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

37:23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

37:25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

37:26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

37:27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

37:28For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

37:30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

37:31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

37:33The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

37:34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

37:36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37:37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

37:38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

37:39But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

37:40And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

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