Psalm 140:11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹¹ Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!

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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

Evil shall slay the wicked; and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:21

Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

Proverbs 17:20

A man of crooked mind does not prosper, and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Proverbs 6:17

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Isaiah 3:11

Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have done shall be done to him.