Psalms

Psalm 140:3

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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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 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.