Psalm 58:4

New International Reader's Version

Their words are like the poison of a snake. They are like the poison of a cobra that has covered up its ears.

Cross References

Genesis 3:2

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden.

Genesis 8:21

The smell of the offerings pleased the Lord. He said to himself, “I will never put a curse on the ground again because of human beings. I will not do it even though their hearts are always directed toward evil. Their thoughts are evil from the time they are young. I will never destroy all living things again, as I have just done.

Job 20:14

But their food will turn sour in their stomachs. It will become like the poison of a serpent inside them.

Job 20:16

They will suck the poison of a serpent. The fangs of an adder will kill them.

Psalm 140:3

Their tongues are as deadly as the tongue of a serpent. The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.

Psalm 51:7

Sprinkle me with hyssop, then I will be clean. Wash me, then I will be whiter than snow.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

Suppose a snake bites before it is charmed. Then the snake charmer receives no payment.

Isaiah 11:8

A baby will play near a hole where cobras live. A young child will put its hand into a nest where poisonous snakes live.

Jeremiah 8:17

“People of Judah, I will send poisonous snakes among you. No one will be able to charm them. And they will bite you,” announces the Lord.

Matthew 23:33

“You nest of poisonous snakes! How will you escape from being sentenced to hell?

Matthew 3:7

John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing. He said to them, “You are like a nest of poisonous snakes! Who warned you to escape the coming of God’s anger?

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.” (Psalm 5:9) “The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.” (Psalm 140:3)

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is like the poison of snakes. It’s like the deadly poison of cobras.

James 3:8

But no one can tame the tongue. It is an evil thing that never rests. It is full of deadly poison.