Psalms 140:11
“Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Psalms 140:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
no place in the land may there be for the slanderer: may the violent be hunted from sorrow to sorrow.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Mann von böser Zunge möge nicht feststehen im Lande; der Mann der Gewalttat, das Böse möge ihn jagen bis zum Sturz!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El hombre deslenguado no será firme en la tierra: el mal cazará al hombre injusto para derribarle.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O homem de língua maligna não se firmará na terra; o mal perseguirá o homem violento até derrubá -lo .
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Que os caluniadores não estejam seguros na terra; ao homem violento, que o mal o persiga e o derrube.
📖 Psalms 140:11 in Context
9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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