Psalms 140:11 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 140:9-11 MSG (The Message)
These troublemakers all around me— let them drown in their own verbal poison. Let God pile hellfire on them, let him bury them alive in crevasses! These loudmouths— don’t let them be taken seriously; These savages— let the Devil hunt them down!
Psalms 140:11 KJV (King James Version)
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalms 140:11 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”
Psalms 140:11 NCV (New Century Version)
Don’t let liars settle in the land. Let evil quickly hunt down cruel people.
Psalms 140:11 ASV (American Standard Version)
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalms 140:11 NIV (New International Version)
May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.
Psalms 140:11 NKJV (New King James Version)
Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
Psalms 140:11 AMP (Amplified Bible)
“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].”
Psalms 140:11 NLT (New Living Translation)
Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
Psalms 140:10-11 TPT (The Passion Translation)
May their slanderous lives never prosper! Let evil itself hunt them down and pursue them relentlessly until they are thrown into fiery pits from which they will never get out! Let burning coals of hellfire fall upon their heads!
Psalms 140:11 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!