Psalms 35:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 35:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 35:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 35:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 35:20 — World English Bible

Psalms 35:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 35:20 — American Standard Version

Psalms 35:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Psalms 35:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 35:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 35:20 — Darby Translation

Psalms 35:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For they speake not as friendes: but they imagine deceitfull woordes against the quiet of the lande.”

Psalms 35:20 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 35:20 in Context — Psalms 35

18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

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

21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

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What Does Psalms 35:20 Mean?

Psalms 35:20 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 35. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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