KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Psalms 140:11–12
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Psalms 140:11
11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
11†Let not an euill speaker bee established in the earth: euill shall hunt the violent man to ouerthrow him.
- Heb. a man of tongue: or, an euill speaker, a wicked man of violence be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his ouerthrow.
Psalms 140:12
12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
12I know that the LORD will maintaine the cause of the afflicted: and the right of the poore.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 140:11
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
One that speaks, in what ever manner.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
established
Set firmly, founded, made stable, ordained, ratified, or confirmed in the matter spoken of.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
To pursue or search for, especially game, in order to catch or kill.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Forcible, cruel, injurious.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 140:12
To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To preserve, support, uphold, provide for, or continue.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case; as a verb, to make something happen.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Straight, correct, just, proper, or belonging to a lawful claim; also the opposite of left.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Lacking material means; needy, afflicted, lowly, or humble, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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From verse 11
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Open the full verse study21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
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Open the full verse study21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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Open the full verse study11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
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Open the full verse study21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
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Open the full verse study20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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Open the full verse study13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
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Open the full verse study17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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Open the full verse study3The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
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Open the full verse study14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
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Open the full verse study16The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
From verse 12
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Open the full verse study4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
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Open the full verse study49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
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Open the full verse study45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
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Open the full verse study10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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Open the full verse study16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
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Open the full verse study5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
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Open the full verse study17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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Open the full verse study10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
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Open the full verse study4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
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Open the full verse study22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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Open the full verse study17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
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Open the full verse study24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
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Open the full verse study12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
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Open the full verse study4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
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