Romans 3:13

Their throte is an open sepulchre: they haue vsed their tongues to deceit: the poyson of aspes is vnder their lippes.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

12They haue all gone out of the way: they haue bene made altogether vnprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse.

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Cross References

Job 20:14Then his meat in his bowels was turned: the gall of Aspes was in the middes of him.

Psalms 12:3The Lord cut off all flattering lippes, and the tongue that speaketh proude things:

Psalms 52:2Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.

Psalms 140:3They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. Selah.

Jeremiah 5:16Whose quiuer is as an open sepulchre: they are all very strong.

Ezekiel 13:7Haue ye not seene a vaine vision? and haue yee not spoken a lying diuination? ye say, The Lord sayth it, albeit I haue 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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