Psalm 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.

Cross-reference

Psalm 68:2 Allusion

Psalm 68:2 uses the same smoke imagery for the wicked vanishing, reinforcing the fate of the enemies of the LORD.

Psalm 73:18 Parallel

In Psalm 73:18, the wicked are set in slippery places and fall to ruin — a parallel depiction of their destruction, echoing the same fate.

Psalm 92:9 Parallel

Psalm 92:9 declares that the LORD's enemies will perish, echoing the perishing of the wicked in Psalm 37:20.

In 2 Peter 2:12, false teachers are compared to irrational animals born to be destroyed — similar to the wicked vanishing like smoke in Psalm 37:20.

Proverbs 2:22 states the wicked will be cut off from the land — directly parallel to the perishing of the wicked in Psalm 37:20.

Proverbs 10:29 says the LORD's way brings destruction to evildoers — the same contrast between righteous and wicked as in Psalm 37:20.

Isaiah 9:18 Allusion

Isaiah 9:18 uses smoke imagery for wickedness burning — similar to the wicked vanishing like smoke in Psalm 37:20.

Jeremiah 51:40 describes Babylon led like lambs to slaughter — a parallel image of the wicked being destroyed, like the perishing in Psalm 37:20.

Genesis 6:7 Parallel

In Genesis 6:7, God blots out all life due to wickedness — the same divine judgment on the wicked that Psalm 37:20 describes as vanishing like smoke.

Judges 5:31 Parallel

Judges 5:31 prays that all enemies perish, aligning with the fate of the wicked who vanish like smoke.