Psalm 140:11
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Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
In other translations
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 34:21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
- Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
- Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
- Psalm 12:3-43 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. 4 They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
- Psalm 7:14-1614 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. 15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. 16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
- Proverbs 6:17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
- Psalm 9:16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Proverbs 12:13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
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