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Psalms 116:11

116:10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
I said in my haste, All men are liars.

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I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

116:12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

What does Psalms 116:11 mean?

Psalms 116:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), חָפַז (châphaz), אָדָם (ʼâdâm).

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I
saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
in
my
haste,חָפַזchâphaz/khaw-faz'/H2648properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear
All
menאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
are
liars.כָּזַבkâzab/kaw-zab'/H3576to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 116:11.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Genesis 3:12

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 3:9

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 116:11 say?

Psalms 116:11 (King James Version) reads: "I said in my haste, All men are liars."

Is Psalms 116:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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