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Psalms 140:3

Words and speech

1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

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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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 58:4

    Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

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  • Romans 3:13–14

    Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:3

    But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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  • Proverbs 23:32

    At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

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  • Jeremiah 9:5

    And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

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  • James 3:6–8

    And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

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  • Isaiah 59:3–5

    For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

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  • Psalms 57:4

    My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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