Parallel Verses
Amplified
Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous
With pride and contempt.
New American Standard Bible
Which
With pride and contempt.
King James Version
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Holman Bible
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.
International Standard Version
Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.
A Conservative Version
Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak against the righteous man insolently, with pride and contempt.
American Standard Version
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
Bible in Basic English
Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
Darby Translation
Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
Julia Smith Translation
The lips of falsehood shall be mute; speaking boldly in pride and contempt.
King James 2000
Let the lying lips be put to silence; who speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let lying lips be dumb, that speak against [the] righteous unrestrained with arrogance and contempt.
Modern King James verseion
Let the lying lips be put to silence; the lips which speak proudly against the righteous, with pride and scorn.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let the lying lips be put to silence, which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak against the righteous.
NET Bible
May lying lips be silenced -- lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
New Heart English Bible
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
The Emphasized Bible
Let false lips be made dumb, - which are speaking - against a righteous one - arrogantly, with pride and contempt.
Webster
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
World English Bible
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 31:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Protection
17
Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You;
Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous
With pride and contempt.
How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who [reverently] fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You,
Cross References
Psalm 94:4
They pour out words, speaking arrogant things;
All who do evil boast proudly.
Jude 1:15
to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the
1 Samuel 2:3
“Do not go on boasting so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And by Him actions are weighed (examined).
2 Chronicles 32:16
And his servants said even more against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.
Psalm 12:3
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things [in boasting];
Psalm 59:12
For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
Let them even be trapped in their pride,
And on account of the curses and lies which they tell.
Psalm 63:11
But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
Psalm 64:3-4
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Psalm 120:2
Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.
Psalm 123:3-4
Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
Psalm 140:9-11
“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.
Isaiah 37:22-24
this is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:
The Virgin Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem);
She has shaken her head behind you,
The Daughter of Jerusalem!
Isaiah 54:17
“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed;
And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn.
This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And this is their vindication from Me,” says the Lord.
Matthew 10:25
Matthew 12:24
But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man
John 8:44
John 8:48
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right when we say You are a
Acts 25:7
After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him which they were not able to prove,
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).