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11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Psalms 140:11

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

  • Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  • Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

  • He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

  • Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 8-13)

Here is the believing foresight David had, I. Of the shame and confusion of persecutors. 1. Their disappointment. This he prays for (Ps. 140:8), that their lusts might not be gratified, their lust of ambition, envy, and revenge: “ Grant not, O Lord! the desires of the wicked , but frustrate them; let them not see the ruin of my interest, which they so earnestly wish to see; but hear the voice of m…

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