Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;

New American Standard Bible

They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
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

They have venom like the venom of a snake,
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,

A Conservative Version

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,

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,

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,

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Asp

Watsons

Context Readings

A Cry Against Injustice

3 The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut; 5 Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.


Cross References

Psalm 140:3

Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is the poison of dragons, the cruel poison of snakes.

Job 20:14

His food becomes bitter in his stomach; the poison of snakes is inside him.

Job 20:16

He takes the poison of snakes into his mouth, the tongue of the snake is the cause of his death.

Isaiah 11:8

And the child at the breast will be playing by the hole of the snake, and the older child will put his hand on the bright eye of the poison-snake.

Jeremiah 8:17

See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

Matthew 23:33

You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?

Romans 3:13

Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

James 3:8

But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

Jump To Previous

Jump To Next

Word Concordance

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain