Bible verse
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Psalm 140:11 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 140.
7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
9 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
11 May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
12 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
KJV
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].
ASV
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
ERV
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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