3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.


In Context

1 {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:

2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart; every day are they banded together for war.

3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked man, preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps.

5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah.

Psalm 140:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison [is] under their lips. Selah.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

140:3They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. Selah

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of saps is under their lips.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

140:3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders poison is under their lips. Selah

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

140:3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adder's poison is under their lips. Selah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

140:3They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.