Psalms 58:4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
In Context
3The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
5refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
Job 20:14yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
Psalms 51:7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Ecclesiastes 10:11If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
Jeremiah 8:17“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.
Matthew 23:33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
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 →