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


In Context

1 Rescue me, O Lord , from evil men; protect me from men of violence,

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. Selah

4 Keep me, O Lord , from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet.

5 Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. Selah

Psalms 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:3They sharpen their tongues 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.