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Psalms 140:11

140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. an: Heb. a man of tongue: or an evil speaker, a wicked man of violence be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow

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An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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

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

140:12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

What does Psalms 140:11 mean?

Psalms 140:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִישׁ (ʼîysh), כּוּן (kûwn), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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Let
not
an
evil
speakerאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
be
establishedכּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
in
the
earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
evilרַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
shall
huntצוּדtsûwd/tsood/H6679to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
the
violentחָמָסchâmâç/khaw-mawce'/H2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
to
overthrowמְדַחְפָהmᵉdachphâh/med-akh-faw'/H4073a push, i.e. ruin
him.
an:
Heb.
a
man
of
tongue:
or
an
evil
speaker,
a
wicked
man
of
violence
be
established
in
the
earth:
let
him
be
hunted
to
his
overthrow

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 140:11.

Genesis 6:11

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Genesis 6:13

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. with the earth: or, from the earth

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

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What does Psalms 140:11 say?

Psalms 140:11 (King James Version) reads: "Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. an: Heb. a man of tongue: or an evil speaker, a wicked man of violence be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow"

Is Psalms 140:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 140:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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