Psalms 140:11

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 34:21 : 21 Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
  • Prov 6:17 : 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;
  • Prov 12:13 : 13 In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
  • Prov 13:21 : 21 Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
  • Prov 17:20 : 20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
  • Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him] ; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
  • Ps 7:14-16 : 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
  • Ps 9:16 : 16 Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. {{Higgaion. Selah
  • Ps 12:3-4 : 3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things; 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: Who is lord over us?

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    9As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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  • Prov 17:11
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    11An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Ps 140:1
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    1[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:

  • Prov 17:13
    74%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Ps 34:21
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    21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Ps 140:4
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    4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 12:6-7
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    6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

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    21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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    14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

  • Prov 16:29
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    29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

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    12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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    15Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

  • Isa 29:21
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  • Prov 28:17
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    17A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; Let no man stay him.

  • Ps 125:3
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    3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Job 20:27
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    27The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.

  • Prov 2:22
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    22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

  • Ps 34:16
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    16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  • Ps 35:8
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    8Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

  • Prov 24:19
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  • Prov 16:27
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    27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

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    11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

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    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

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    11Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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    6Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

  • Prov 28:15
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    15[ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

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    10A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

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    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.