Psalm 140:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

New Living Translation
Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude

English Standard Version
They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah

Berean Study Bible
They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

New American Standard Bible
They sharpen their tongues like a snake; The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah

NASB 1995
They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.

NASB 1977
They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.

Amplified Bible
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
They make their tongues as sharp as a snake’s bite; viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah

Contemporary English Version
Their words bite deep like the poisonous fangs of a snake.

Good News Translation
Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's [fang]. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. [Selah]

International Standard Version
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude

NET Bible
Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
Classic Translations
King James Bible
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

New King James Version
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah

King James 2000 Bible
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

New Heart English Bible
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.

World English Bible
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.

American King James Version
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

American Standard Version
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders poison is under their lips. Selah

A Faithful Version
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; the poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.

Darby Bible Translation
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

English Revised Version
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah

Webster's Bible Translation
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adder's poison is under their lips. Selah.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. Selah.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They haue sharpened their tongue lyke a serpent: Adders poyson is vnder their lippes. Selah.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
They sharpen their tonges like a serpent, Adders poyson is vnder their lippes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, "" Poison of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent; the poison of asps under their lips. Silence,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of saps is under their lips.

Catholic Public Domain Version
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. The venom of asps is under their lips.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who have sharpened their tongues like a snake and the venom of an asp is under their lips.

Lamsa Bible
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Vipers' venom is under their lips. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They have sharpened their tongue as the tongue of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause.
















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