Psalm 140:11 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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 they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Isaiah 3:11

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Proverbs 17:20

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursueth sinners: But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

Proverbs 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man: But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 6:17

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

Psalm 9:16

The LORD hath made himself known, he hath executed judgement: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah