Psalms 109:20
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
Let this be the reward of mine aduersaries from the LORD: and of them that speake euill against my soule.
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- 2 Timothy 4:14Rank 1 from verse 20
- 1 Kings 2:44Rank 2 from verse 20
44The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
44The king said moreuer to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickednesse which thine heart is priuie to, that thou diddest to Dauid my father: therefore the LORD shall returne thy wickednesse vpon thine owne head.
- Psalms 94:23Rank 3 from verse 20
- 1 Corinthians 12:3Rank 4 from verse 20
3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
3Wherefore I giue you to vnderstand, that no man speaking by the spirit of God, calleth Iesus ‖accursed: and that no man can say that Iesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16Rank 5 from verse 20
15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
15Who both killed the Lord Iesus, and their owne Prophets, and haue ‖persecuted vs: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16Forbidding vs to speake to the Gentiles, that they might bee saued, to fill vp their sinnes alway: for the wrath is come vpon them to the vttermost.
- 2 Samuel 17:23Rank 6 from verse 20
23¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
23¶ And when Ahithophel sawe that his counsell was not †followed, he sadled his asse, and arose, and gate him home to his house, to his citie, and †put his houshold in order, and hanged himselfe, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
- 2 Samuel 18:32Rank 7 from verse 20
32And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
32And the king said vnto Cushi, Is the yong man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to doe thee hurt, be as that yong man is.
- Luke 19:27Rank 8 from verse 20
- Matthew 11:19Rank 10 from verse 20
19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
19The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine bibber, a friend of publicanes and sinners: but wisedom is iustified of her children.
- Matthew 12:24Rank 11 from verse 20
- Matthew 26:66–67Rank 12 from verse 20
66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
66What thinke ye? They answered and said, He is guiltie of death.
67*Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and others smote him with ‖the palmes of their hands,
- Psalms 110:1Rank 13 from verse 20
- Psalms 110:5–6Rank 14 from verse 20
5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
5The LORD at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6‖He shal iudge among the heathen, he shal fil the places with the dead bodies: he shall wound the heads ouer many countries.
- Psalms 2:12Rank 15 from verse 20
12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
12Kisse the Sonne lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little: *Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
- Psalms 2:5–6Rank 16 from verse 20
- Psalms 21:8–12Rank 17 from verse 20
8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
8Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, thy right hand shal finde out those that hate thee.
9Thou shalt make them as a fiery ouen in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them vp in his wrath, and the fire shall deuoure them.
10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11For they intended euill against thee: they imagined a mischieuous deuice, which they are not able to performe.
12‖†Therefore shalt thou make them turne their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrowes vpon thy strings, against the face of them.
- Psalms 40:14–15Rank 18 from verse 20
14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
14*Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seeke after my soule to destroy it: let them be driuen backward, and put to shame, that wish me euill.
15Let them be desolate, for a reward on their shame, that say vnto me, Aha, aha!
- Psalms 71:10Rank 19 from verse 20
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Psalms 109:20
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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Sense 1: A benefit, payment, honour, punishment, or recompense given or received. Sense 2: As a verb, to give such a return.
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adversaries
Opponents or enemies; persons who resist, oppose, or accuse.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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19Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
19Let it be vnto him as the garment which couereth him: and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
20 Let this be the reward of mine aduersaries from the LORD: and of them that speake euill against my soule.
Selected passage21But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
21But do thou for me, O God the LORD, for thy Names sake: because thy mercie is good: deliuer thou me.