Psalms 37:15

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

14 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.

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

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

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

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
KJV
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
WEB
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
ASV
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
DARBY
their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
BLB
Their sword will come [into] their own heart, and their bows will be broken.
ÅB
Sverdene deres skal treffe deres eget hjerte,
og buene deres skal knuses.
OTB
Deres sverd skal trenge inn i deres eget hjerte,
Og deres buer skal bli brutt.
B1930
Deres sverd skal komme i deres eget hjerte, og deres buer skal sønderbrytes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 7:14–15

    Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

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  • Psalms 35:8

    Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

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  • Hosea 2:18

    And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

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  • 1 Samuel 31:4

    Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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  • Jeremiah 51:56

    Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

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  • Hosea 1:5

    And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:23

    And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

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  • Psalms 46:9

    He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

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