Psalms 40:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:4 : 4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.
  • Ps 35:26 : 26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.
  • Ps 71:13 : 13 Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.
  • Isa 41:11 : 11 Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.
  • Isa 45:24 : 24 Only in the Lord will Jacob overcome and be strong: together all those who were angry with him will be put to shame and come to destruction.
  • Matt 21:38-41 : 38 But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage. 39 And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death. 40 When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen? 41 They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.
  • John 18:6 : 6 And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.
  • Acts 9:4-6 : 4 And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking: 6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
  • Acts 12:23-24 : 23 And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end. 24 But the word of the Lord went on increasing.
  • Ps 70:2-3 : 2 Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish. 3 Let those who say Aha, aha! be turned back as a reward of their shame.
  • Ps 9:3 : 3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.
  • Ps 31:17-18 : 17 Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld. 18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 70:1-3
    3 verses
    94%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. To keep in memory.> Let your salvation come quickly, O God; come quickly to my help, O Lord.

    2 Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

    3 Let those who say Aha, aha! be turned back as a reward of their shame.

  • Ps 35:4
    91%

    4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

  • Ps 35:24-26
    3 verses
    87%

    24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

    25 Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.

    26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

  • Ps 71:13
    86%

    13 Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

  • Jer 17:18
    84%

    18 Let them be put to shame who are attacking me, but let me not be shamed; let them be overcome with fear, but let me not be overcome: send on them the day of evil, and put them to destruction twice over.

  • Ps 40:15
    82%

    15 Let those who say to me, Aha, aha! be surprised because of their shame.

  • Ps 83:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    16 Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.

    17 Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;

  • Ps 109:20
    79%

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

  • Ps 109:28-29
    2 verses
    79%

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

    29 Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.

  • Ps 6:10
    79%

    10 Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

  • Ps 129:5
    79%

    5 Let all the haters of Zion be shamed and turned back.

  • Ps 40:13
    78%

    13 Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.

  • Ps 25:20
    77%

    20 O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.

  • Ps 31:17
    76%

    17 Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

  • Ps 119:78
    76%

    78 Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

  • Jer 20:11
    76%

    11 But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.

  • Ps 69:6
    76%

    6 Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.

  • Ps 140:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

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

    10 Let 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.

  • Ps 71:10
    76%

    10 For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

  • Ps 56:6
    75%

    6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

  • Ps 25:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.

    3 Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

  • Ps 13:4
    75%

    4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

  • Job 16:10
    75%

    10 Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

  • Job 8:22
    74%

    22 Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.

  • Ps 38:12
    74%

    12 Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

  • Ps 35:19
    74%

    19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.

  • Ps 86:14
    74%

    14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

  • Ps 7:5
    74%

    5 Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

  • Ps 44:15
    74%

    15 My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;

  • Isa 45:16
    74%

    16 All those who have gone against him will be put to shame; the makers of images will be made low.

  • Jer 18:23
    74%

    23 But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.

  • Ps 59:3
    74%

    3 For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

  • Ps 38:20
    74%

    20 They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

  • Ps 57:6
    74%

    6 They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

  • Ps 71:24
    73%

    24 My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

  • Ps 41:7
    73%

    7 All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

  • Ps 69:22
    73%

    22 Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.

  • Ps 35:15
    73%

    15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

  • Ps 119:80
    73%

    80 Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

  • Ps 63:9
    73%

    9 But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts of the earth.

  • Jer 18:20
    73%

    20 Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

  • Job 27:7
    73%

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