Psalm 140:3

New International Version

They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

Cross References

Psalm 58:4

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Proverbs 23:32

In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Jeremiah 9:5

Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.

Jeremiah 9:3

“They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.

Psalm 57:4

I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Isaiah 59:13

rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.

Proverbs 12:18

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Genesis 3:13

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Psalm 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”

Proverbs 6:14

who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict.

Lamentations 3:62

what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long.