Psalms 58:4
They have poison, like the poison of a serpent; Like the deaf adder's, which stoppeth her ear;
Noyes 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 their very birth; The liars go astray as soon as they are born.
5Which listeneth not to the voice of the charmer, And of the sorcerer, skilful in incantations.
Cross References
Job 20:14Yet his meat shall be changed within him, And become to him the poison of asps.
Psalms 51:7Purge me with hyssop, until I be clean; Wash me, until I be whiter than snow!
Ecclesiastes 10:11If a serpent bite before he is charmed, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
Jeremiah 8:17Behold I send against you serpents, Basilisks, which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.
Matthew 23:33Serpents, brood of vipers! how can ye escape the punishment 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 →