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Psalms 58:3

1 Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
KJV
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
WEB
The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
ASV
The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
DARBY
The wicked go astray from the womb; they err as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
BLB
The wicked are estranged from the womb; they have gone astray from the belly, speaking lies.
ÅB
De ugudelige er avveket fra mors fang av; de som taler løgn, farer vill fra mors liv.
OTB
De onde har forvillet seg fra begynnelsen;
De som taler løgner, vandrer fra fødselen.
B1930
De ugudelige er avveket fra mors fang av; de som taler løgn, farer vill fra mors liv.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 51:5

    Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

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  • Isaiah 48:8

    You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.

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  • Proverbs 22:15

    Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

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  • Ephesians 2:3

    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

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  • Job 15:14

    What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

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  • Psalms 22:10

    From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

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  • Isaiah 46:3

    “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.

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