Psalm 140:3

Good News Translation

Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

Cross References

Genesis 3:13

The Lord God asked the woman, “Why did you do this?” She replied, “The snake tricked me into eating it.”

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

Psalm 58:4

They are full of poison like snakes; they stop up their ears like a deaf cobra,

Psalm 59:7

Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.

Proverbs 12:18

Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.

Proverbs 23:32

The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

Proverbs 6:14

all the while planning evil in their perverted minds, stirring up trouble everywhere.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies.

Jeremiah 9:3

They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The Lord says, “My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God.”

Jeremiah 9:5

They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The Lord says that his people reject him.

Lamentations 3:62

All day long they talk about me and make their plans.

Matthew 12:34

You snakes—how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

2 Corinthians 11:3

I am afraid that your minds will be corrupted and that you will abandon your full and pure devotion to Christ—in the same way that Eve was deceived by the snake's clever lies.