Psalms 63:11

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 63:11 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:17saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
  3. 1 Samuel 24:20Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.
  4. Job 5:16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
  5. Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  6. Psalms 21:1O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
  7. Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
  8. Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
  9. Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
  10. Isaiah 19:18In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
  11. Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
  12. Isaiah 65:16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
  13. Jeremiah 18:21Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
  14. Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
  15. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  16. Titus 1:10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
  17. Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

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