Psalms 140:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.”
Read Psalms 140:11 in the flow of Psalms140 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Psalms140 to see the surrounding context.
“May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence--evil hunteth to overflowing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 140:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
- Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Psalms 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
- Psalms 34:21Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
- Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
- Proverbs 13:21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
- Proverbs 17:20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
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