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Psalms 31:18

16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.

17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
KJV
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
WEB
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
ASV
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
DARBY
Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
BLB
Let the lips of falsehood become dumb, those speaking against the righteous [with] arrogance, with pride and contempt.
ÅB
La løgnens lepper bli målløse,
de som taler frekt imot den rettferdige
med overmot og forakt!
OTB
La de svikefulle leppene bli tause,
Som taler hovmodig mot de rettferdige
Med stolthet og forakt.
B1930
La løgnens leber bli målløse, som taler frekt imot den rettferdige med overmot og forakt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jude 1:15

    To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

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  • Psalms 94:4

    How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

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  • 1 Samuel 2:3

    Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

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  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

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  • Psalms 64:3–4

    Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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  • Acts 25:7

    And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

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  • Revelation 22:15

    For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

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  • John 8:48

    Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

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