Psalms 140:3

3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.[a]

Psalms 140:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
ESV
3 They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
NLT
3 Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude
MSG
3 They practice the sharp rhetoric of hate and hurt, speak venomous words that maim and kill.
CSB
3 They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah

Psalms 140:3 In-Context

1 Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4 Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 57:4
  • 2. Psalms 58:4; Romans 3:13*; James 3:8

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.
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