Psalms 58:5
\58:4\Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
In Context
6\58:5\Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:33Their wine is the poison of dragons, the cruel poison of snakes.
Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt will be troubled in her, and I will make her decisions without effect: and they will be turning to the false gods, and to those who make hollow sounds, and to those who have control of spirits, and to those who are wise in secret arts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 58:2-6
A Reproof to Wicked Judges. 1 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? 2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. We have reason to think that this… Read the whole commentary →