Psalm 109:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ He loved to curse; let curses come on him. He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: As he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Yes, he loved cursing, and it came [back] upon him; he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Since he loved to curse, let it come back on him! Since he didn’t care much for blessing, let it be far away from him!

Psalm 109:17 Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:21

He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then the Lord said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do it.’

Proverbs 14:14

The perverse get what their ways deserve, and the good, what their deeds deserve.

Lamentations 3:65

Give them anguish of heart; your curse be on them!

Ezekiel 35:6

therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will make you bloody, and blood shall pursue you; since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.

Matthew 7:2

For the judgment you give will be the judgment you get, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.

Revelation 16:6

because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!”