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Psalms 31:18

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 31:19.

תֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָהtealamnahbe dumbאָלַםverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “be dumb”, an unfinished actionH481to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tiedbind, be dumb, put to silence.שִׂפְתֵ֫יsiftelanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.שָׁ֥קֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.הַדֹּבְר֖וֹתhadoverotthe speakדָבַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צַדִּ֥יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).עָתָ֗קataqarrogancyעָתָקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “arrogancy”, the ordinary formH6277impudentarrogancy, grievous (hard) things, stiff.בְּגַאֲוָ֥הbegaavahin excellencyגַּאֲוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in excellency”, the ordinary formH1346arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornamentexcellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.וָבֽוּזvavuzand contemptבּוּזconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and contempt”, the ordinary formH937disrespectcontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(31-19) Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

World English Bible

Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

Darby Translation

Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(31-19) Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the deceitful lips become dumb, which speak iniquity against the righteous with pride and scorn.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄλαλα γενηθήτω τὰ χείλη τὰ δόλια, τὰ λαλοῦντα κατὰ τοῦ δικαίου ἀνομίαν ἐν ὑπερηφανίᾳ καὶ ἐξουδενώσει.