Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Let evil relentlessly
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
International Standard Version
Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man.
A Conservative Version
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth. Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
American Standard Version
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Amplified
“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].”
Bible in Basic English
Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.
Darby Translation
Let not the man of evil tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to his ruin.
Julia Smith Translation
A man of tongue shall not be prepared in the earth: a man of violence, evil shall hunt him to melt down the coverings.
King James 2000
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not let a {slanderer} be established in the land; as for [the] man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.
Modern King James verseion
Do not let an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth; a malicious and wicked person shall be hunted away, and destroyed.
NET Bible
A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.
New Heart English Bible
An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
The Emphasized Bible
As for the slanderer, let him not be established in the earth, - As for the man of wrongful violence, let misfortune hunt him with thrust upon thrust.
Webster
Let not an evil speaker be established on the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
World English Bible
An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Youngs Literal Translation
A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 140:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Rescue
10
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.
Let evil relentlessly
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 34:21
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
Psalm 7:14-16
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
Psalm 9:16
He has executed justice,
striking down
by the work of their hands.
Psalm 12:3-4
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
Proverbs 6:17
hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 12:13
but a righteous one escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 13:21
but good rewards the righteous.
Proverbs 17:20
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
Proverbs 18:21
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Isaiah 3:11
for what they have done will be done to them.