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
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Other Translations for Psalms 140:11

BSB
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
AKJV
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
CPDV
A talkative man will not be guided aright upon the earth. Evils will drag the unjust man unto utter ruin.
ERV
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
NHEB
An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
SMT
A man of tongue shall not be prepared in the earth: a man of violence, evil shall hunt him to melt down the coverings.

Commentary for Psalms 140:11

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Psalms 140:11
Summary
Wickedness pursues and destroys its practitioners
Event
Describing inevitable consequences of evil
Estimated Time Period
c. 1000 BC
Category
Teaching