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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But the king shall rejoice in God; all they that swear by him shall be commended, for the mouth of liars shall be stopped.

New American Standard Bible

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

King James Version

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Holman Bible

But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.

International Standard Version

But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

A Conservative Version

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him shall glory, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

American Standard Version

But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Amplified


But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

Darby Translation

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king shall rejoice in God; all swearing in him shall glory: for the mouth of those speaking falsehood shall be stopped.

King James 2000

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Lexham Expanded Bible

However, the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears an oath by him will boast, because [the] mouth of [the] liars will be stopped.

Modern King James verseion

But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory; but the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

NET Bible

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

New Heart English Bible

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.

The Emphasized Bible

But, the king, shall rejoice in God, - Every one shall glory who sweareth by him, For the mouth of them who speak falsehood, shall be stopped.

Webster

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

World English Bible

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!

Verse Info

Context Readings

Praise God Who Satisfies

10 They shall fall into the sword, and be a portion for foxes. 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; all they that swear by him shall be commended, for the mouth of liars shall be stopped.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:13

But fear the LORD thy God and serve him, and swear by his name,

Isaiah 45:23

I swear by myself: out of my mouth cometh the word of righteousness, and that may no man turn: but all knees shall bow unto me, and all tongues shall swear by me,

Psalm 21:1

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O LORD; exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation.

Isaiah 65:16

Whoso rejoiceth upon earth, shall rejoice in the true God: And whoso sweareth upon earth, shall swear in the true God. For the old enmity shall be forgotten, and taken away out of my sight.

Romans 3:19

Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

1 Samuel 23:17

and said unto him, "Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee, and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I must be next unto thee: And Saul my father thereto knoweth that it shall be so."

1 Samuel 24:20

And now I know well that thou shalt be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

Job 5:16

that the poor may have hope, and that the mouth of the oppressor may be stopped.

Psalm 2:6

"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."

Psalm 31:18

Let the lying lips be put to silence, which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak against the righteous.

Psalm 107:42

The righteous will consider this and rejoice; the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped.

Isaiah 19:18

In that day shall the five cities of Egypt speak with the Canaanites' tongue, and swear by the LORD of Hosts: the city of desolation shall be called one of them.

Zephaniah 1:5

yea, and such as upon their house-tops worship and bow themselves unto the host of heaven: which swear by the LORD, and by their Milcom also:

Titus 1:10-11

For there are many disobedient and talkers of vanity, and deceivers of minds, namely they of the circumcision,

Hebrews 6:13

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater thing to swear by, he sware by himself,

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