Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.

New American Standard Bible

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.

King James Version

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Holman Bible

You will be safe from slander
and not fear destruction when it comes.

International Standard Version

You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall be hid from the scourge of the tongue. Neither shall thou be afraid of destruction when it comes.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Amplified


“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you will not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

Bible in Basic English

He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Julia Smith Translation

In the scourge of the tongue thou shalt be hid, and thou shalt not be afraid of desolation when it shall come.

King James 2000

You shall be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

From [the] scourge of [the] tongue you shall be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

Modern King James verseion

You shall be hidden from the whip of the tongue; neither shall you be afraid of robbery when it comes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He shall keep thee from the perilous tongue so that when trouble cometh, thou shalt not need to fear.

NET Bible

You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.

New Heart English Bible

You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

The Emphasized Bible

During the scourge of the tongue, shalt thou be hid, neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh;

Webster

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

World English Bible

You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thou shalt be hid
חבא 
Chaba' 
Usage: 33

שׁוט 
Showt 
Usage: 11

of the tongue
לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

שׁוד שׁד 
Shod 
Usage: 25

Context Readings

Blessing Comes When God Corrects You

20 In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword. 21 When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh. 22 At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.



Cross References

Psalm 31:20

Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.

Psalm 55:21

Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart is war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they are drawn swords.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 91:5-7

Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

Proverbs 12:18

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!

Jeremiah 18:18

And they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.

James 3:5-8

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

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