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Victory over Betrayal

Psalms 41:5

In 11 translations

BSB
My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
KJV
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
WEB
My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
ASV
Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?
LSV
My enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished!
YLT
Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!
DBY
Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?
DRC40:6
My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?
GNV
Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?
JPS41:6
Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?'
LXXE40:6
Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

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Original-language editions

WLC41:6
אוֹיְבַ֗י יֹאמְר֣וּ רַ֣ע לִ֑י מָתַ֥י יָ֝מ֗וּת וְאָבַ֥ד שְׁמֽוֹ׃KJV:Ps.41.5
LXX-Br40:6
Οἱ ἐχθροί μου εἶπαν κακά μοι, πότε ἀποθανεῖται καὶ ἀπολεῖται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 102:8All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
  • Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
  • Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
  • Job 20:7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
  • Psalms 22:6–8But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He…
  • Job 18:17The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.

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  • 41:6 in some Bibles
  • 41:5 in most Bibles

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