Psalms 140:3

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Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 58:4 : 4 Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
  • Gen 3:13 : 13 So the LORD God said to the woman,“What is this you have done?” And the woman replied,“The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”
  • Ps 52:2-3 : 2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. 3 You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”
  • Ps 64:3-4 : 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
  • Prov 23:32 : 32 Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.
  • Isa 59:3-5 : 3 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words. 4 No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin. 5 They hatch the eggs of a poisonous snake and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, a poisonous snake is hatched.
  • Isa 59:13 : 13 We have rebelled and tried to deceive the LORD; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
  • Jer 9:5 : 5 One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
  • Rom 3:13-14 : 13 “Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.” 14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 3:13-15
    3 verses
    87%

    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

    15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

  • Ps 64:3-4
    2 verses
    81%

    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

    4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

  • Ps 58:4
    81%

    4Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

  • Ps 140:2
    78%

    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

  • Ps 5:9
    77%

    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Ps 140:9
    77%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 52:2-4
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    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

    3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)

    4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.

  • Ps 59:12
    76%

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Jer 9:8
    75%

    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Ps 10:7
    75%

    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Ps 73:9
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    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

  • Ps 62:4
    75%

    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Ps 59:7
    75%

    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”

  • Deut 32:33
    74%

    33Their wine is snakes’ poison, the deadly venom of cobras.

  • Job 20:16
    74%

    16He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him.

  • Ps 109:2
    74%

    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

  • Prov 24:2
    74%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 140:4-5
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    74%

    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 120:3
    74%

    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

  • Jer 9:3
    73%

    3The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

  • Ps 64:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Jas 3:8
    72%

    8But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

  • Ps 12:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Ps 83:3
    72%

    3They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

  • Prov 23:32
    72%

    32Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.

  • Lam 3:62
    72%

    62My assailants revile and conspire against me all day long.

  • Ps 21:11
    72%

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Ps 57:4
    71%

    4I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

  • Ps 34:13
    71%

    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Ps 17:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.

    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Ps 22:13
    71%

    13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

  • Ps 38:12
    71%

    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 57:6
    71%

    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Job 16:10
    71%

    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

  • Ps 69:22
    71%

    22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

  • Ps 35:20
    71%

    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Jer 9:5
    71%

    5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

  • Ps 55:21
    71%

    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • Eccl 10:11
    71%

    11If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.

  • Ps 37:14
    70%

    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.