Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open grave. They use their tongues to deceive. The venom of asps is under their lips,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

In Context

12All have turned aside, they have become altogether paskudneh, worthless; there is none who does good, there is none, not so much as one.

14Whose mouth is full of curses and bitterness.

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Cross References

Job 20:14Yet his lechem in his stomach is turned sour; 1 it is the venom of vipers within him. 1

Psalms 12:3They speak vanity every one with his re'a (neighbor); 1 with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 1

Psalms 52:2When Do'eg HaAdomi [the Edomite] went to Sha'ul and said to him, Dovid has gone to Bais Achimelech) 1

Psalms 140:3Which plan ra'ot (evils) in their lev; 1 kol yom they incite milchamot (wars). 1

Jeremiah 5:16Their quiver is as an open kever (grave), 1 they are all gibborim. 1

Ezekiel 13:7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a kesem kazav (lying divination), whereas ye say, Hashem saith it; albeit I have not spoken?

Matthew Henry on Romans 3:2-19

The Advantages of the Jews; Objections Answered; The Depravity of Jews and Gentiles. ( a. d. 58.) 1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. 3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art… Read the whole commentary →

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