Psalm 140:11 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

¹¹ Let not an evil speaker be on earth established: Mischief shall hunt the vi'lent man, till he be ruined.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Let not a man of slanderous tongue be established in the earth; let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him [let calamity follow his evildoings].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Let no slanderer be safe in the land. Let calamity hunt down violent people—and quickly!

Psalm 140:11 Cross References

Psalm 34:21

Ill shall the wicked slay; laid waste shall be who hate the just.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord is by the judgment known which he himself hath wrought: The sinners' hands do make the snares wherewith themselves are caught.