Psalm 140:11
May no slanderer be established in the land. May calamity hunt down the man of violence.
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let not.

an evil speaker.

Psalm 12:3, 4
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things. . . .

Proverbs 6:17
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 17:20
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful will fall into trouble.

Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

evil

Psalm 7:14-16
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. . . .

Psalm 9:16
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

Psalm 34:21
Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.

Proverbs 13:21
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

Isaiah 3:11
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

International Standard Version
Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man.

NET Bible
A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“A talkative man will not be established in the earth and evil will hunt the evil man to destruction.”
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