Psalms 140:3

¹ Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

² who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

⁴ Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

⁵ The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
KJV: They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
WEB: They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.
ASV: They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders` poison is under their lips. Selah
DARBY: They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
BLB: They sharpen their tongues like a snake; the venom of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah

ÅB: De skjerper sin tunge som en slange, ormegift er under deres lepper. Sela.
OTB: De kvesser tungen sin som en slange;
Viperens gift er under deres lepper.
Sela
B1930: De skjerper sin tunge som en slange, ormegift er under deres leber. Sela.

Psalms 58:4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
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Romans 3:13–14
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
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2 Corinthians 11:3
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
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Proverbs 23:32
In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
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Jeremiah 9:5
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
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James 3:6–8
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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Isaiah 59:3–5
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
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Psalms 57:4
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
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