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Psalm 31:18
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KJ21
Let the lying lips be put to silence, which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
ASV
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
AMP
Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous With pride and contempt.
AMPC
Let the lying lips be silenced, which speak insolently against the [consistently] righteous with pride and contempt.
BRG
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
CSB
Let lying lips that arrogantly speak against the righteous in proud contempt be silenced.
CSBA
Let lying lips that arrogantly speak against the righteous in proud contempt be silenced.
CEB
Let their lying lips be shut up whenever they speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt!
CJB
Adonai, don’t let me be put to shame, for I have called on you; let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silenced in Sh’ol.
CEV
Silence those proud liars! Make them stop bragging and insulting your people.
DARBY
Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
ERV
Those evil people brag and tell lies about those who do right. They are so proud now, but their lying lips will be silent.
EASY
May people that tell lies become silent. They insult righteous people. They are proud people, and they boast about themselves.
EHV
Let lying lips be silenced, those who speak against the righteous impudently with pride and contempt.
ESV
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
ESVUK
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
EXB
With pride and hatred they speak against ·those who do right [the righteous]. So silence their lying lips.
GNV
Let the lying lips be made dumb, which cruelly, proudly, and spitefully speak against the righteous.
GW
Let ⌞their⌟ lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt.
GNT
Silence those liars— all the proud and arrogant who speak with contempt about the righteous.
HCSB
Let lying lips be quieted; they speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.
ICB
With pride and hatred they speak against the righteous. So shut their lying lips.
ISV
Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.
JUB
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
KJV
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
AKJV
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
LSB
Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With lofty pride and contempt.
LEB
Let lying lips be dumb, that speak against the righteous unrestrained with arrogance and contempt.
TLB
their lying lips quieted at last—the lips of these arrogant men who are accusing honest men of evil deeds.”
MSG
Desperate, I throw myself on you: you are my God! Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from the hands out to get me. Warm me, your servant, with a smile; save me because you love me. Don’t embarrass me by not showing up; I’ve given you plenty of notice. Embarrass the wicked, stand them up, leave them stupidly shaking their heads as they drift down to hell. Gag those loudmouthed liars who heckle me, your follower, with jeers and catcalls.
MEV
Let the lying lips be put to silence, who speak arrogantly in pride and contempt against the righteous.
NOG
Let their lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt.
NABRE
Do not let me be put to shame, for I have called to you, Lord. Put the wicked to shame; reduce them to silence in Sheol.
NASB
Let the lying lips be speechless, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.
NASB1995
Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.
NCB
Do not let me be put to shame, O Lord, for I have cried out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the netherworld.
NCV
With pride and hatred they speak against those who do right. So silence their lying lips.
NET
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt.
NIRV
Their lips tell lies. Let them be silenced. They speak with pride against those who do right. They make fun of them.
NIV
Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
NIVUK
Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
NKJV
Let the lying lips be put to silence, Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
NLV
Let the lying lips be quiet. For they speak with pride and hate those who do right and good.
NLT
Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
NRSVA
Let the lying lips be stilled that speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.
NRSVACE
Let the lying lips be stilled that speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.
NRSVCE
Let the lying lips be stilled that speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.
NRSVUE
Let the lying lips be stilled that speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.
OJB
Let the siftei sheker (lying lips) be put to silence; which speak insolent things with ga’avah (pride) and contemptuously against the tzaddik.
RGT
Let the lying lips which cruelly, proudly, and spitefully speak against the righteous be made dumb.
RSV
Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
RSVCE
Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
TLV
Adonai, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon You. Let the wicked be ashamed— let them be silent in Sheol.
VOICE
Seal their lying lips forever, for with pride and contempt boiling in their hearts, they speak boldly against the righteous and persecute those who poured their trust into You.
WEB
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
WYC
guileful lips be made dumb. That speak wickedness against a just man; in pride, and in mis-using/in pride, and in abusing. (and let deceitful lips be made dumb. Yea, those who speak wickedness against the righteous; in pride, and in mis-using/in pride, and in abusing.)
YLT
Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
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