Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

For they will not speak peace: and against the quiet of the land they will purpose words of deceits.

New American Standard Bible

For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

King James Version

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Holman Bible

For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes
against those who live peacefully in the land.

International Standard Version

For they do not speak peace; they devise clever lies against the peaceful people of the land.

A Conservative Version

For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

American Standard Version

For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

Amplified


For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.

Bible in Basic English

For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.

Darby Translation

For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.

King James 2000

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For they do not speak peace, but against [the] quiet [ones] of [the] land they plan deceitful words.

Modern King James verseion

For they do not speak peace; but they think deceitful things against the quiet ones of the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And why? Their communing is not for peace, but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

NET Bible

For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting.

New Heart English Bible

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

The Emphasized Bible

For, no salvation, will they utter, - But, against the quiet of the land, deceitful things, do they devise;

Webster

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

World English Bible

For they don't speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Youngs Literal Translation

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

References

Context Readings

Prayer For Victory

19 Mine enemies shall not rejoice over me for falsehood: they hating me gratuitously shall pinch the eye. 20 For they will not speak peace: and against the quiet of the land they will purpose words of deceits. 21 They will widen their mouth upon me: they said, Aha! aha our eye saw it.

Cross References

Psalm 31:13

For I heard the slander of many sojourning round about: in their sitting together against me they purposed to take away my soul

Psalm 36:3-4

The words of his mouth vanity and deceit: he ceased to be circumspect, to do good.

Psalm 38:12

My friends and my neighbors will stand from before my stroke, and my kindred stood from far off.

Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue will purpose mischief as a razor being sharpened, working deceit.

Psalm 64:4-6

To shoot down the blameless one in secret things: suddenly they will shoot, and they will not be afraid.

Psalm 120:5-7

Wo! to me that I sojourned in Mesech; I dwelt with the tents of Ke dar.

Psalm 140:2-5

Who reckoned evils in the heart; all the day they will gather together wars.

Jeremiah 11:19

And I as a gentle lamb being brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that against me they purposed purposes: We will destroy the tree with its food, and we will cut him off from the land of the living, and his name shall no more be remembered.

Daniel 6:5

Then these men saying that, We shall not find against this Daniel any pretext except we shall find against him in the law of his God.

Matthew 12:19

He shall not contend, nor cry; nor shall any hear his voice in the streets.

Matthew 12:24

But the Pharisees, having heard, said, He casts not out demons, but by Beelzebub, ruler of demons.

Matthew 26:4

And they counselled together, that they might obtain Jesus by stratagem, and might kill.

Acts 23:15

Now therefore do ye exhibit to the captain of a thousand, with the council, so that to-morrow he might bring him down to you, as about to examine more accurately the things concerning him: and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him.

Acts 25:3

Asking favor against him, that he might send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambuscade to kill him in the way.

1 Peter 2:22-23

Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth:

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