The officers of the king of Assyria said worse things against the Lord God and against Hezekiah, God’s servant.
Psalm 31:18 - Easy To Read Version Those bad people brag\par and tell lies about good people.\par Those bad people are very proud.\par But their lying lips will be silent.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let the lying lips be put to silence; Which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let the lying lips be silenced, which speak insolently against the [consistently] righteous with pride and contempt. American Standard Version (1901) Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt. Common English Bible Let their lying lips be shut up whenever they speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt! |
The officers of the king of Assyria said worse things against the Lord God and against Hezekiah, God’s servant.
The Lord should cut off those lips\par that tell lies.\par The Lord should cut out those tongues\par that tell their big stories.\par
Lord, save me from the people\par who lied about me.\par Those people said things that weren’t true.\par
If a person trusts you,\par he will not be disappointed.\par But traitors {\cf2\super [151]} will be disappointed.\par They will get nothing.\par
Those evil people curse and tell lies.\par Punish them for the things they said.\par Let their pride trap them.\par
But the king will be happy with his God.\par And the people who promised to obey him\par will praise God.\par Why? Because he defeated all those liars.\par
How much longer will those criminals\par brag about the bad things they did?\par
If a person tells a lie, then those words are wasted quickly. But the truth will live forever.
“People will make weapons to fight against you, but those weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you. But every person that speaks against you will be shown to be wrong.”
A student should be satisfied to become like his teacher. A servant should be satisfied to become like his master. If the head of the family is called Beelzebul (the devil), then the other members of the family will be called worse names!
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [169]} heard the people saying this. The Pharisees said, “This man uses the power of Beelzebul (the devil) to force demons {\cf2\super [170]} out of people. Beelzebul is the ruler of demons.”
Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies.
The Jews answered, “We say you are a Samaritan. {\cf2\super [140]} We say a demon {\cf2\super [141]} is making you crazy! Are we not right when we say these things?”
Paul came into the room. The Jews who had come from Jerusalem stood around him. The Jews said that Paul had done many wrong things. But they could not prove any of these things.
But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.
Don’t continue bragging! Don’t speak proud words! Why? Because the Lord God knows everything, God leads and judges people.