Psalms 58:5
Which listeneth not to the voice of the charmer, And of the sorcerer, skilful in incantations.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
In Context
4They have poison, like the poison of a serpent; Like the deaf adder's, which stoppeth her ear;
6Break their teeth, O God! in their mouths! Break out the great teeth of the lions, O LORD!
Cross References
Isaiah 19:3The spirit of Egypt shall fail within her, And her devices I will bring to naught. Then shall they consult the idols, and the sorcerers, And the necromancers, and the wizards.
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 →