Parallel Verses
World English Bible
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
New American Standard Bible
May the
King James Version
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Holman Bible
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
International Standard Version
May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!
A Conservative Version
As for the head of those who encompass me around, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
American Standard Version
As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Amplified
“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Bible in Basic English
As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.
Darby Translation
As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Julia Smith Translation
The head of those surrounding me, the labor of their lips shall cover them.
King James 2000
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[With respect to the] head of [those who] surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.
Modern King James verseion
As for the head of those around me, let the evil of their own lips cover them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the head of them that compass me about.
NET Bible
As for the heads of those who surround me -- may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
New Heart English Bible
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
The Emphasized Bible
As for the head of them who surround me, Let the mischief of their lips cover them:
Webster
As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Youngs Literal Translation
The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 140:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Rescue
8 Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah. 9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.
Cross References
Psalm 7:16
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Esther 5:14
Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet." This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Psalm 64:8
Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
Psalm 94:23
He has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. Yahweh, our God, will cut them off.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Matthew 27:25
All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"