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An evil speaker won`t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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The Destructive "Man of Tongue"
Commentators explain that the "evil speaker" is literally a "man of tongue." This isn't just a talkative person, but someone whose speech is a weapon for slander, deceit, and attacking the godly. Scholars like Calvin note this refers to those who war with calumny and virulence. The psalmist is confident that such a person's plans will ultimately fail to establish them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let not an evil speaker - literally, “A man of tongue.” That is, a man whom the tongue rules; a man of an unbridled tongue; a man w…
19th Century
Anglican
An evil speaker. —This literally means, as in the Septuagint and Vulgate, a man of tongue; (Job 11:2…
Baptist
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
His own dogs shall eat him; he was a huntsman against the righteous, and, indeed,…
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16th Century
Protestant
The man of tongue, etc. Some understand by this the loquacious man, but the sense is too restricted; nor is the referenc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth One that sets his mouth against the heavens, and speaks evil of …
Believers may pray that God would not grant the desires of the wicked, nor further their evil devices. False accusers will bring mischief upon them…
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