Psalms 31:18
What does Psalms 31:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 31:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
Context
v.17Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
v.18This passage
v.19Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jude 1:15
to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
- Psalms 63:11
But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
- Matthew 10:25
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household!
- Psalms 120:2
Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, Andfrom a deceitful tongue.
- Acts 25:7
And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;
- Revelation 22:15
Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.
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