Psalm 140:11

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Cross-reference

Psalm 140:1 Related theme

Psalm 140:1 opens the psalm pleading for deliverance from violent men; verse 11 completes the prayer by asking that they be hunted down.

Psalm 7:14-16 describes the wicked falling into their own pit — the same retributive justice that the psalmist prays will hunt the violent man.

Psalm 9:16 Parallel

Psalm 9:16 declares the wicked are snared by their own hands — echoing the prayer that evil pursues the violent in Psalm 140:11.

Psalm 12:3 Parallel

Psalm 12:3 asks God to cut off flattering lips — a parallel imprecation against slanderers, the same group targeted in the prayer.

Psalm 12:4 Parallel

Psalm 12:4 mocks those who trust their tongues — reinforcing the theme of divine judgment on boastful, deceitful speech.

Psalm 18:48 Parallel

Psalm 18:48 praises God for rescuing from violent men—exactly the fate the psalmist prays upon the violent in this verse.

Psalm 32:10 Parallel

Psalm 32:10 says many woes come to the wicked—parallel to disaster hunting the violent, contrasting with love for the trusting.

Psalm 34:21 Related theme

Psalm 34:21 states affliction slays the wicked — a general promise of judgment that supports the imprecatory request, but less specific.

Isaiah 3:11 Parallel

Isaiah 3:11 pronounces woe on the wicked, saying their deeds will return on them — directly aligning with the plea that evil hunts the violent.

Numbers 32:23 warns 'your sin will find you out'—matching the prayer that disaster hunts the violent, as sin catches them.

Proverbs 18:21 Related theme

Proverbs 18:21 states the tongue holds life and death, underlying why the slanderer's speech brings the disaster prayed for here.

Lamentations 4:18 describes enemies dogging every step during Jerusalem's siege; here the same hunting imagery is invoked against the violent.

Proverbs 13:6 states that wickedness overthrows sinners, a principle underlying the request here that evil hunt down the violent man.

Proverbs 13:21 says disaster pursues sinners — the same principle of retribution expressed as a proverb, reinforcing the prayer's logic.

Proverbs 17:20 connects a perverse tongue with falling into trouble, echoing the fate of the slanderer who is hunted by disaster.