Psalms 140:3
They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
In Context
2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
Cross References
Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Psalms 58:4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Isaiah 59:3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:2-8
Complaints and Petitions. 1 Deliver me, O Lord , from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O Lord , from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins… Read the whole commentary →