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


In Context

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

2 Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.

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

4 Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

5 The proud hid a snare for me — and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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