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Psalm 140:3

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3They make their tongues as sharp asz a serpent’s;

the poison of vipersa is on their lips.b

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Footnotes

  1. bThe Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.

Cross references

  1. zPs 57:4
  2. aPs 58:4; Ro 3:13*; Jas 3:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s,

and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They make their tongues

as sharp as a snake’s bite;

viper’s venom is under their lips.

Selah

NLTNew Living Translation

Their tongues sting like a snake;

the venom of a viper drips from their lips.

Interlude

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They sharpen their tongue as sharp as a snake’s;

the venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah

KJV 1900King James Version

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent;

Adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.