Psalm 140:3

New English Translation

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

Cross References

Genesis 3:13

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.”

Psalm 57:4

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.

Psalm 58:4

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

Psalm 59:7

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

Proverbs 12:18

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Proverbs 23:32

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

Proverbs 6:14

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

Isaiah 59:13

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.

Jeremiah 9:3

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.

Jeremiah 9:5

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.

Lamentations 3:62

My assailants revile and conspire against me all day long.

Matthew 12:34

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

2 Corinthians 11:3

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.