Psalms 58:4
Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
5That will not hearken to the voice of whisperers, Though the wise one try to bind him with spells.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And Yahweh smelled a satisfying odour, so Yahweh said to himself. I will not, again, curse any more the ground for man’s sake, although the device of the heart of man, be wicked from his youth,—neither will I again, any more smite every living thing, as I have done.
Job 20:14His food, in his stomach, is changed, the gall of adders, within him!
Psalms 51:7Wilt thou cleanse me from sin with hyssop, That I may be pure? Wilt thou wash me, That I may be whiter, than snow?
Ecclesiastes 10:11If a serpent will bite, unless he is charmed, then there is nothing better for him that owneth a tongue.
Jeremiah 8:17For behold me! sending among you serpents—vipers which there is no charming,—And they shall fatally bite you declareth Yahweh.
Matthew 23:33Serpents! broods of vipers! how should ye flee from the judgment of gehenna?
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 →