Psalms 58:5
That will not hearken to the voice of whisperers, Though the wise one try to bind him with spells.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
In Context
4Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:33The poison of large serpents, is their wine,—Yea the fierce venom of asps.
Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt, shall vanish, within them, Yea the sagacity thereof, will I swallow up,—And they will seek Unto the idols and Unto them that mutter, and Unto them that have familiar spirits, and Unto 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 →