Psalms 55:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.”

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Read Psalms 55:11 in the flow of Psalms55 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Psalms55 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Mischiefs <FI>are<Fi> in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 55:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
  2. Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
  3. Psalms 109:2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
  4. Isaiah 59:6Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
  5. Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
  6. Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
  7. Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
  8. Ezekiel 22:1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  9. Matthew 26:4and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
  10. Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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