Psalm 63:11 {62:12}
Good News Translation
Because God gives him victory, the king will rejoice. Those who make promises in God's name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.

New Revised Standard Version
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

Contemporary English Version
Because of you, our God, the king will celebrate with your faithful followers, but liars will be silent.

New American Bible
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by the Lord shall exult, but the mouths of liars will be shut!

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

The king

Psalm 2:6 But I am appointed king by him over Sion, his holy mountain, preaching his commandment.

Psalm 21:1 Unto the end. A psalm for David. [2] In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

1 Samuel 23:17 Fear not: for the hand of my father, Saul, shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; yea and my father knoweth this.

1 Samuel 24:20 And now as I know that thou shalt surely be king, and have the kingdom of Israel in thy hand:

sweareth

Deuteronomy 6:13 Take heed diligently lest thou forget the Lord, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and shalt serve him only, and thou shalt swear by his name.

Isaiah 19:18 In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt, speaking the language of Chanaan, and swearing by the Lord of hosts: one shall be called the city of the sun.

Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return:

Isaiah 65:16 In which he that is blessed upon the earth, shall be blessed in God, amen: and he that sweareth in the earth, shall swear by God, amen: because the former distresses are forgotten, and because they are hid from my eyes.

Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom.

Hebrews 6:13 For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

the mouth

Psalm 31:18 Let deceitful lips be made dumb. Which speak iniquity against the just, with pride and abuse.

Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God.

Titus 1:10,11 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision. . . .

Context
Thirsting for God
10They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes. 11But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
Cross References
Romans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God.

Deuteronomy 6:13
Take heed diligently lest thou forget the Lord, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and shalt serve him only, and thou shalt swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 10:20
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him only: to him thou shalt adhere, and shalt swear by his name.

Job 5:16
And to the needy there shall be hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

Psalm 21:1
Unto the end. A psalm for David. [2] In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly.

Psalm 107:42
The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Isaiah 45:23
I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return:

Isaiah 65:16
In which he that is blessed upon the earth, shall be blessed in God, amen: and he that sweareth in the earth, shall swear by God, amen: because the former distresses are forgotten, and because they are hid from my eyes.

Psalm 63:10
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