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Psalm 40:7–8
Psalm 40:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 When one of them comes to see me,
he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then he goes out and spreads it around.
7 All my enemies whisper together against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
Psalm 40:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words,
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.
Psalm 40:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity:
His heart gathereth iniquity to itself;
When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me:
Against me do they devise my hurt.
Psalm 40:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 They visit me as if they were my friends,
but all the while they gather gossip,
and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
7 All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.
Psalm 40:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies;
His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes out, he tells it.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt.
Psalm 40:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 Some people come to see me,
but they lie.
They just come to get bad news.
Then they go and gossip.
7 All my enemies whisper about me
and think the worst about me.
Psalm 40:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood;
His heart gathereth iniquity to itself:
When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me;
Against me do they devise my hurt.
Psalm 40:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 7 All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt.
Psalm 40:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 When one of them comes to visit me, he speaks foolishly.
His heart collects gossip.
⸤Then⸥ he leaves to tell others.
7 Everyone who hates me whispers about me.
They think evil things about me and say,
Psalm 40:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.
Psalm 40:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 And when they come to see me, they utter empty words,
while their hearts gather mischief;
when they go out, they tell it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.
Psalm 40:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 And when one comes to see me, he speaks falsely;
his heart gathers disaster for itself.
He goes out to the street; he speaks.
7 All who hate me speak together against me.
Against me they assume the worst for me:
Psalm 40:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 When anyone comes to see me,
he says things he doesn’t mean.
At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me.
Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.
7 All of my enemies whisper to each other about me.
They want something terrible to happen to me.
Psalm 40:7–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
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