Psalms 109:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:14 : 14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
  • Ezek 35:6 : 6 For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have been sinning through blood, blood will come after you.
  • Matt 7:2 : 2 For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.
  • 2 Thess 2:10-11 : 10 And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation. 11 And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:
  • Rev 16:6 : 6 For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.
  • Ps 52:4-5 : 4 Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue. 5 But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)
  • Ps 59:12-13 : 12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit, 13 Put an end to them in your wrath, put an end to them, so that they may not be seen again; let them see that God is ruling in Jacob and to the ends of the earth. (Selah.)

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 109:18-20
    3 verses
    88%

    18He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

    19Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.

    20Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

  • Ps 109:16
    78%

    16Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

  • Ps 109:5-13
    9 verses
    76%

    5They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

    6Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.

    7When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.

    8Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.

    9Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.

    10Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.

    11Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.

    12Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.

    13Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.

  • Ps 37:22
    75%

    22Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Ps 109:28
    75%

    28They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

  • Ps 35:8
    74%

    8Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

  • Lam 3:65
    74%

    65You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.

  • Job 31:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    29If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

    30(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)

  • Prov 3:33
    72%

    33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.

  • 2 Sam 16:11-13
    3 verses
    72%

    11And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders.

    12It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.

    13So David and his men went on their way: and Shimei went by the hillside parallel with them, cursing and sending stones and dust at him.

  • Ps 10:3
    72%

    3For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

  • Ps 69:27
    72%

    27Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.

  • Job 3:8
    72%

    8Let it be cursed by those who put a curse on the day; who are ready to make Leviathan awake.

  • Jer 20:14
    72%

    14A curse on the day of my birth: let there be no blessing on the day when my mother had me.

  • Rom 3:14
    71%

    14Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

  • Ps 140:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

    10Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

  • Prov 6:15
    71%

    15For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

  • Job 27:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.

    23Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

  • Ps 62:4
    71%

    4Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

  • Ps 7:16
    71%

    16His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

  • Deut 28:20
    71%

    20The Lord will send on you cursing and trouble and punishment in everything to which you put your hand, till sudden destruction overtakes you; because of your evil ways in which you have been false to me.

  • Prov 24:18
    71%

    18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • Deut 29:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:

    20The Lord will have no mercy on him, but the wrath of the Lord will be burning against that man, and all the curses recorded in this book will be waiting for him, and the Lord will take away his name completely from the earth.

  • Prov 24:25
    70%

    25But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

  • Num 23:8
    70%

    8How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

  • Jer 17:6
    70%

    6For he will be like the brushwood in the upland, and will not see when good comes; but his living-place will be in the dry places in the waste land, in a salt and unpeopled land.

  • Ps 36:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

    4He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

  • Job 18:16-18
    3 verses
    70%

    16Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.

    17His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

    18He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.

  • Ps 55:15
    70%

    15Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.

  • Job 27:7
    70%

    7Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.