Psalms 140:11
Let not the man of [evil] tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to [his] ruin.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy.
Cross References
Psalms 9:16Jehovah is known [by] the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Psalms 34:21Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.
Proverbs 12:13In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
Proverbs 17:20He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill [with him], because the desert of his hands shall be rendered unto him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:9-13
Shame and Confusion of Persecutors. 8 Grant not, O Lord , the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of… Read the whole commentary →