Romans 3:13

Contemporary English Version 1995

Their words are like an open pit, and their tongues are good only for telling lies. Each word is as deadly as the fangs of a snake,

Cross References

Psalm 5:9

Nothing they say is true! They just want to destroy. Their words are deceitful like a hidden pit, and their tongues are good only for telling lies.

Psalm 140:3

Their words bite deep like the poisonous fangs of a snake.

Psalm 57:4

My enemies are fierce, much worse than lions! They have spears and arrows instead of teeth, and they have sharp swords instead of tongues.

Ezekiel 13:7

They say they're preaching my messages, but they are full of lies—I did not speak to them!

Isaiah 59:3

Your talk is filled with lies and plans for violence; every finger on your hands is covered with blood.

Psalm 52:2

You plan brutal crimes, and your lying words cut like a sharp razor.

Romans 3:4

No, indeed! God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. The Scriptures say about God, “Your words will be proven true, and in court you will win your case.”

Jeremiah 5:16

All of them are warriors, and their arrows bring death.

Psalm 36:3

They tell deceitful lies, and they don't have the sense to live right.

Deuteronomy 32:33

their wine is more deadly than cobra venom.

Romans 3:12

They have all turned away and are worthless. There isn't one person who does right.