KJV King James Version
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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Romans 3:13
Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
WEB World English Bible
“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips;”
ASV American Standard Version
Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.
Surrounding context — Romans 3
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:
14 Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet [are] swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery [are] in their ways:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τάφοςG5028 · taphosgraveἀνεῳγμένοςG455 · anoigōto openὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλάρυγξG2995 · larugxthroatαὐτῶν,G846 · autosit/s/heταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγλώσσαιςG1100 · glōssatongueαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἐδολιοῦσαν·G1387 · dolioōto deceiveἰὸςG2447 · iospoison/rustἀσπίδωνG785 · aspisaspὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoχείληG5491 · cheiloslipαὐτῶν·G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Psalm 5:9For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.Psalm 140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison [is] under their lips. Selah.Matthew 23:27-28Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness.Psalm 57:4My 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.Jeremiah 9:3-5And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.Isaiah 59:3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.Ezekiel 13:7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith [it]; albeit I have not spoken?James 3:5-8Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!Psalm 52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.Matthew 12:34-35O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.Jeremiah 5:16Their quiver [is] as an open sepulchre, they [are] all mighty men.Psalm 36:3The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good.Romans 3:4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.Psalm 12:3-4The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things:Deuteronomy 32:33Their wine [is] the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.Job 20:14-16[Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the gall of asps within him.
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