Psalms

Psalm 140:2–3

2who devise evil in their hearts

and stir up war all day long.

3They sharpen their tongues like snakes;

the venom of vipers is on their lips.a

Selah

Footnotes

  • a 140:3 Cited in Romans 3:13|ROM 3:13

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Psalm 140:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
deviseחָשְׁב֣וּḥā·šə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2803 think, account
evilרָע֣וֹתrā·‘ō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH7451 bad, evil
in their heartsבְּלֵ֑בbə·lêḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and stir upיָג֥וּרוּyā·ḡū·rūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1481 sojourn
warמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil·ḥā·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4421 battle, war
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
day longי֝֗וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day

Psalm 140:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They sharpenשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּšā·nă·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8150 whet, sharpen
their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮lə·šō·w·nāmNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3956 tongue
likeכְּֽמוֹ־kə·mōw-PrepositionH3644 like, as, when
snakesנָ֫חָ֥שׁnā·ḥāšNoun - masculine singularH5175 serpent
the venomחֲמַ֥תḥă·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2534 heat, rage
of vipersעַכְשׁ֑וּב‘aḵ·šūḇNoun - masculine singularH5919 asp, viper
is onתַּ֖חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹśə·p̄ā·ṯê·mōwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8193 lip, speech, edge
Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Cross-references

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Psalm 140:2 Psalm 36:4 · Psalm 56:6 · Psalm 64:5–6 · Micah 2:1–3 · Nahum 1:11 · Psalm 120:7 · Hosea 7:6 · Proverbs 12:20 · 1 Samuel 24:11–12 · Psalm 2:1–2 · Psalm 21:11 · 1 Samuel 23:19–24

Psalm 140:3 Psalm 58:4 · Romans 3:13–14 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Proverbs 23:32 · Isaiah 59:3–5 · James 3:6–8 · Psalm 57:4 · Jeremiah 9:3 · Matthew 12:34 · Jeremiah 9:5 · Psalm 64:3–4 · Proverbs 12:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.