Cross References

Psalm 140:11

New English Translation

A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

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Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

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

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

Too bad for the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.