Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like the deaf adder, he stops his 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,
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,
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 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 from the womb, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like the deaf adder, he stops his ear, 5 which will not listen to the charmer's voice, a skillful caster of spells.
Cross References
Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Ecclesiastes 10:11
Surely the snake will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Deuteronomy 32:33
Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom of asps.
Job 20:14
yet his food in his belly shall be turned; the gall of asps is within him.
Job 20:16
He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall slay him.
Isaiah 11:8
And the suckling 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 and adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, says Jehovah.
Matthew 3:7
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew 23:33
Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
Romans 3:13
"Their throat is an open grave, with their tongues they have used deceit, the poison of asps is under their lips;
James 3:8
But no one can tame the tongue, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.