Psalm 140:11 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Let not the man of [evil] tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to [his] ruin.
World English Bible (WEB)
An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
| him. an | אִ֥ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| evil speaker | לָשׁוֹן֮ | lāšôn | la-SHONE |
| Let | בַּל | bal | bahl |
| not be | יִכּ֪וֹן | yikkôn | YEE-kone |
| established earth: the | בָּ֫אָ֥רֶץ | bāʾāreṣ | BA-AH-rets |
| in | אִישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| man violent | חָמָ֥ס | ḥāmās | ha-MAHS |
| the evil | רָ֑ע | rāʿ | ra |
| shall | יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ | yĕṣûdennû | YEH-tsoo-DEH-noo |
| hunt to | לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃ | lĕmadḥēpōt | leh-mahd-hay-FOTE |