BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
12If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
Psalms 55:12
Psalms 55:12 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
12¶For it is not an enemy who taunts me,
Then I could endure it;
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
12¶For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who has hated me who insolently exalts himself against me—
Then I could hide from him.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
12For it is not an enemy who insults me;
that I could endure.
It is not a foe who rises against me;
from him I could hide.
American Standard Version (ASV)
12For it was not an enemy that reproached me;
Then I could have borne it:
Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;
Then I would have hid myself from him:
Geneva Bible (GNV)
12Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
12For it was not an enemy who insulted me,
then I could have endured it.
Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me,
then I would have hidden myself from him.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
12If an enemy were making fun of me,
I could stand it.
If he were getting ready to oppose me,
I could hide.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
12But it is not my enemies that have insulted me.
That would not have hurt me.
If my enemy laughs at me,
I can always hide from him!
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
12For an enemy does not reproach me, or I bear [it], || He who is hating me || Has not magnified himself against me, || Or I hide from him.