Psalm 140:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ “Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the man of violence 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 does slay the wrong, And those who hate the righteous are guilty.

Psalm 9:16

יהוה  has made Himself known, He has done right-ruling; The wrong is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

Proverbs 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare, But the righteous gets out of distress.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursues sinners, But good is repaid to the righteous.

Proverbs 17:20

He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Proverbs 6:17

A proud look, A lying tongue, And hands shedding innocent blood,

Isaiah 3:11

“Woe to the wrong – evil! For the reward of his hand is done to him.