Psalms 140:11

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“May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.”

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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.

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BSBPD

“May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence--evil hunteth to overflowing.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 140:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
  2. Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
  3. Psalms 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
  4. Psalms 34:21Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
  5. Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  6. Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
  7. Proverbs 13:21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
  8. Proverbs 17:20The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
  9. Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  10. Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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