Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For they do not speak peace; but they think deceitful things against the quiet ones of the earth.
New American Standard Bible
But they devise
King James Version
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Holman Bible
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.
Julia Smith Translation
For they will not speak peace: and against the quiet of the land they will purpose words of deceits.
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 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,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 35:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Victory
19 Let not those who are my lying enemies rejoice over me, those who hate me without cause wink with the eye. 20 For they do not speak peace; but they think deceitful things against the quiet ones of the earth. 21 And they widen their mouths against me; they say, Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen.
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Cross References
Psalm 31:13
For I have heard the slander of many; fear is on every side; because of their plottings together against me, they planned to take away my life.
Psalm 36:3-4
The words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Psalm 38:12
And those who seek my life lay snares for me; and those who seek my hurt speak sly things, and utter deceits all the day long.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises evil, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 64:4-6
so that they may shoot at the blameless one from a lurking place; suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.
Psalm 120:5-7
Woe is me, that I live in Mesech; I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Psalm 140:2-5
who devised evil things in the heart; they are always gathered for war.
Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a docile lamb being brought to the slaughter. And I did not know that they had plotted evils against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name may be remembered no more.
Daniel 6:5
Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the Law of his God.
Matthew 12:19
He shall not strive, nor cry, nor shall any one hear His voice in the streets.
Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This one does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.
Matthew 26:4
And they consulted so that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.
Acts 23:15
Now therefore you, with the sanhedrin, inform the chiliarch that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more perfectly regarding him. And we are ready to put him to death before he comes near.
Acts 25:3
asking a favor against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on way.
1 Peter 2:22-23
He who did no sin, nor was guile found in His mouth,