Psalms 140:11

ימיטו עֲלֵיהֶם גֶּֽחָלִים בָּאֵשׁ יַפִּלֵם בְּמַהֲמֹרוֹת בַּֽל ־ יָקֽוּמוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10רֹאשׁ מְסִבָּי עֲמַל שְׂפָתֵימוֹ יכסומו ׃

12אִישׁ לָשׁוֹן בַּל ־ יִכּוֹן בָּאָרֶץ אִישׁ ־ חָמָס רָע יְצוּדֶנּוּ לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 9:16טָבְעוּ גוֹיִם בְּשַׁחַת עָשׂוּ בְּרֶֽשֶׁת ־ זוּ טָמָנוּ נִלְכְּדָה רַגְלָֽם ׃

Psalms 34:21שֹׁמֵר כָּל ־ עַצְמוֹתָיו אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה לֹא נִשְׁבָּֽרָה ׃

Proverbs 12:13בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם מוֹקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּֽיק ׃

Proverbs 17:20עִקֶּשׁ ־ לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא ־ טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָֽה ׃

Isaiah 3:11אוֹי לְרָשָׁע רָע כִּֽי ־ גְמוּל יָדָיו יֵעָשֶׂה לּֽוֹ ׃

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 →

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