Psalms 109:17

In 11 translations

BSB

The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

KJV

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

WEB

Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

ASV

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

LSV

And he loves reviling, and it meets him, || And he has not delighted in blessing, || And it is far from him.

YLT

And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

DBY

And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.

DRC108:18

And he loved cursing, and it shall come unto him: and he would not have blessing, and it shall be far from him. And he put on cursing, like a garment: and it went in like water into his entrails, and like oil in his bones.

GNV

As he loued cursing, so shall it come vnto him, and as he loued not blessing, so shall it be farre from him.

JPS

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.

LXXE108:17

He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him.

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WLC

וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

LXX-Br108:17

Καὶ ἠγάπησε κατάραν, καὶ ἥξει αὐτῷ, καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν εὐλογίαν, καὶ μακρυνθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
• Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
• Psalms 59:12–13By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter. Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends…
• Ezekiel 35:6therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.
• Psalms 52:4–5You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue. Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10–11and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they…
• Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

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