Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,
New American Standard Bible
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
King James Version
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Holman Bible
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
International Standard Version
Their venom is like a poisonous snake; even like a deaf serpent that shuts its ears,
American Standard Version
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,
Amplified
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
Bible in Basic English
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;
Darby Translation
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder which stoppeth her ear;
Julia Smith Translation
Wrath to them according to the likeness of the wrath of a serpent: as the deaf adder will stop its ear;
King James 2000
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stops its ear;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Their venom [is] like snake venom; [They are] like a deaf viper that closes its ear
Modern King James verseion
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like the deaf adder, he stops his ear,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent, even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears,
NET Bible
Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
New Heart English Bible
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; like a deaf viper that stops its ear,
The Emphasized Bible
Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;
Webster
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
World English Bible
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Youngs Literal Translation
Their poison is as poison of a serpent, As a deaf asp shutting its ear,
Themes
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Charmers and charming » Of serpents
ears » Of the wicked » Stopped against God's word
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Adder or asp
Serpents » Evil men compared to
Serpents » Many kinds of poisonous
Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents
Wicked people » Compared with » Deaf adders
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 58:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry Against Injustice
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear, 5 which hearkens not to the voice of charmers, charming ever so wisely.
Cross References
Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent. Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.
Deuteronomy 32:33
Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom of asps.
Job 20:14
yet his food in his bowels is turned. It is the gall of asps within him.
Job 20:16
He shall suck the poison of asps. The viper's tongue shall kill him.
Isaiah 11:8
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.
Jeremiah 8:17
For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, says LORD.
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
Matthew 23:33
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how will ye escape from the damnation of hell?
Romans 3:13
Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,
James 3:8
But no man is able to tame the tongue of men, an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.