Other translations
American Standard Version
The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The evil will fall in front of the good and the evil will come to the door of the righteous.
Darby Bible Translation
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous man.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
God's Word
Evil people will bow to good people. Wicked people will bow at the gates of a righteous person.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The evil bow before those who are good, the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
International Standard Version
Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
NET Bible
Those who are evil will bow before those who are good, and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous.
New American Standard Bible
The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New International Version
Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New Living Translation
Evil people will bow before good people; the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
Webster's Bible Translation
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The World English Bible
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
EasyEnglish Bible
Evil people will respect good people. Wicked people will ask righteous people to be kind to them.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New Life Version
Sinful men will bow in front of the good, and at the gates of those who are right with God.
The Voice Bible
Evil people will be humbled before the good; the wicked will stoop at the doorstep of the righteous.
Living Bible
Evil men shall bow before the godly.
New Catholic Bible
Evil men will bow down before the good, and the wicked will do so at the gates of the righteous.
Legacy Standard Bible
The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Those who are evil shall bow before those who are good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Christian Standard Bible
The evil bow before those who are good, and the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The evil men bow before the good, and the wicked [stand suppliantly] at the gates of the [uncompromisingly] righteous.
New Century Version
Evil people will bow down to those who are good; the wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.
The Message
Eventually, evil will pay tribute to good; the wicked will respect God-loyal people.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Evil people will bow down to good people, and wicked people will bow at the gates of the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Good News Translation®
Evil people will have to bow down to the righteous and humbly beg their favor.
Wycliffe Bible
Evil men shall lie (down) before good men; and unpious men before the gates of just men. (Evil people shall lie down before good people; and the wicked shall bow before the gates of the righteous.)
Contemporary English Version
The wicked will come crawling to those who obey God.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Common English Bible © 2011
Evil people will bow down before the good; wicked people are at the gates of the righteous.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked [will bow down] at the gates of the righteous.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The malicious bow down before the good, and the wicked, at the gates of the just.
New American Standard Bible
The evil will bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The Expanded Bible
Evil people will bow down to those who are good; the wicked will bow down at the ·door of those who do right [L gates of the righteous].
Tree of Life Version
Evil men will bow in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Revised Standard Version
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New International Reader's Version
Evil people will bow down in front of good people. And those who do wrong will bow down at the gates of those who do right.
BRG Bible
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Complete Jewish Bible
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The ra’im will bow before the tov’im, and the resha’im at the she’arim of the tzaddik.
Names of God Bible
Evil people will bow to good people. Wicked people will bow at the gates of a righteous person.
Modern English Version
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Easy-to-Read Version
Good people will defeat those who are evil, and the wicked will be forced to show respect to those who live right.
International Children’s Bible
Evil people will have to bow down to good people. The wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.
Lexham English Bible
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
New International Version - UK
Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.