Psalm 140:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Genesis 3:13

The LORD God then asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The snake tricked me,” she answered. “And I ate some of that fruit.”

Psalm 57:4

I live among lions, who gobble up people! They have spears and arrows instead of teeth, and they have sharp swords instead of tongues.

Psalm 58:4

Your words spread poison like the bite of a cobra

Psalm 59:7

They curse and their words cut like swords, as they say to themselves, “No one can hear us!”

Proverbs 12:18

Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.

Proverbs 23:32

but later it bites like a poisonous snake.

Proverbs 6:14

They are always thinking up something cruel and evil, and they stir up trouble.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled and refused to follow you. Our hearts were deceitful, and so we lied; we planned to abuse others and turn our backs on you.

Jeremiah 9:3

The LORD replied: Lies come from the mouths of my people, like arrows from a bow. With each dishonest deed their power increases, and not one of them will admit that I am God.

Jeremiah 9:5

They wear themselves out, always looking for a new way to cheat their friends.

Lamentations 3:62

All day long they attack with words and whispers.

Matthew 12:34

You are evil snakes, so how can you say anything good? Your words show what is in your hearts.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But now I fear that you will be tricked, just as Eve was tricked by that lying snake. I am afraid that you might stop thinking about Christ in an honest and sincere way.