Psalm 140:3 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

³ Much like unto a serpent's tongue their tongues they sharp do make; And underneath their lips there lies the poison of a snake.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ They sharpen their tongues like a serpent's; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! [Rom. 3:13.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³ They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders’ poison is under their lips. [Selah

Common English Bible

³ They sharpen their tongues like a snake’s; spider poison is on their lips. Selah

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.

Psalm 140:3 Cross References

Psalm 57:4

My soul among fierce lions is, I firebrands live among, Men's sons, whose teeth are spears and darts, a sharp sword is their tongue.

Psalm 58:4

Unto a serpent's poison like their poison doth appear; Yea, they are like the adder deaf, that closely stops her ear;

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they belch out with their mouth, and in their lips are swords: For they do say thus, Who is he that now doth hear our words?