Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
Parallel translations
- KJV Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- BSB Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
- ESV Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.
- NKJV Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.
- NASB Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me for no reason wink maliciously.
- NLT Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
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- Ps 69:4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.
- John 15:25But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
- Prov 6:13who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers;
- Ps 38:19But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
- Ps 13:4Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
- Prov 10:10One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
- Ps 38:16For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”
- John 16:20–22Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
- Ps 109:3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
- Job 15:12Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,
- Lam 3:52They have chased me relentlessly like a bird, those who are my enemies without cause.
- Ps 119:161Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
- Ps 35:15But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.
- Rev 11:7–10When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
- 1 Sam 24:11–12Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and didn’t kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it.
- Ps 25:2My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
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