Psalms 140:11

WEB

¹¹An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

KJV

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

BSB

¹¹May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

FBV

¹¹Don't let people who slander others live in our land. May disaster strike down violent people.

Extra References

Psalms 34:21

²¹Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

Proverbs 18:21

²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Isaiah 3:11

¹¹Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them, for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them.

Proverbs 13:21

²¹Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

Proverbs 17:20

²⁰One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

Proverbs 6:17

¹⁷arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 12:13

¹³An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Psalms 9:16

¹⁶The LORD has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

¹⁴Behold, ^[+] he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood. ¹⁵He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made. ¹⁶The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

Psalms 12:3-4

³May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts, ⁴who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”