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Psa 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

But the		Psa 68:2; Psa 92:9; Jdg 5:31; Luk 13:3,5; 2Pe 2:12
as the fat of lambs		Heb. preciousness. That is, as the fat was wholly consumed in sacrifices, by the fire on the altar, so the wicked shall consume away in the fire of God's anger. Deu 33:14-16
smoke		Psa 102:3; Gen 19:28; Lev 3:3-11,16; Deu 29:20; Hbr 12:29

Correlating Passages

But the

	Psa 68:2	As smoke is driven away, [so] drive [them] away: as wax melteth before the fire, [so] let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
	Psa 92:9	For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
	Jdg 5:31	So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but [let] them that love him [be] as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
	Luk 13:3	I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
	Luk 13:5	I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
	2Pe 2:12	But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

as the fat of lambs

	Deu 33:14	And for the precious fruits [brought forth] by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
	Deu 33:15	And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
	Deu 33:16	And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and [for] the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let [the blessing] come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him [that was] separated from his brethren.

smoke

	Psa 102:3	For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
	Gen 19:28	And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
	Lev 3:3	And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,
	Lev 3:4	And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
	Lev 3:5	And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which [is] upon the wood that [is] on the fire: [it is] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
	Lev 3:6	And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD [be] of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
	Lev 3:7	If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.
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	Lev 3:16	And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat [is] the LORD'S.
	Deu 29:20	The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
	Hbr 12:29	For our God [is] a consuming fire.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 37:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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