Psalms 37:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The 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.”

Psalms 37:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 37:14 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 37:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 37:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.”

Psalms 37:14 — World English Bible

Psalms 37:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.”

Psalms 37:14 — American Standard Version

Psalms 37:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.”

Psalms 37:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 37:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way:”

Psalms 37:14 — Darby Translation

Psalms 37:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.”

Psalms 37:14 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 37:14 in Context — Psalms 37

12 Le méchant forme des projets contre le juste, Et il grince des dents contre lui.

13 Le Seigneur se rit du méchant, Car il voit que son jour arrive.

14 Les méchants tirent le glaive, Ils bandent leur arc, Pour faire tomber le malheureux et l’indigent, Pour égorger ceux dont la voie est droite.

15 Leur glaive entre dans leur propre cœur, Et leurs arcs se brisent.

16 Mieux vaut le peu du juste Que l’abondance de beaucoup de méchants;

Read the full chapter: Psalms 37 →

What Does Psalms 37:14 Mean?

Psalms 37:14 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 37. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free