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Bible in Basic English

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:

New American Standard Bible

Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
The poison of asps is under their lips”;

King James Version

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Holman Bible

Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

International Standard Version

Their throats are open graves. With their tongues they deceive. The venom of poisonous snakes is under their lips.

A Conservative Version

Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,

American Standard Version

Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

Amplified


Their throat is an open grave;
They [habitually] deceive with their tongues.”
The venom of asps is beneath their lips.”

An Understandable Version

[Psa. 5:9 says], "Their throats are like open graves [i.e., they are foul-mouthed]. They have spoken deceitfully." [Psa. 90:3 says], "There is snake venom under their lips [i.e., their words are deadly]."

Anderson New Testament

their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips;

Common New Testament

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."

Daniel Mace New Testament

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Darby Translation

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison is under their lips:

Godbey New Testament

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.

Goodspeed New Testament

Their throats are like open graves, They use their tongues to deceive; The venom of asps is behind their lips,

John Wesley New Testament

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.

Julia Smith Translation

Their throat an opened tomb; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps under their lips:

King James 2000

Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Their throat [is] an opened grave; they deceive with their tongues; the venom of asps [is] under their lips,

Modern King James verseion

"Their throat is an open grave, with their tongues they have used deceit, the poison of asps is under their lips;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived." "The poison of Asps is under their lips."

Moffatt New Testament

Their throat is an open grave, they are treacherous with their tongues, the venom of an asp lies under their lips.

Montgomery New Testament

Their throat is an open grave; With their tongues they have used deceit. The venom of asps is under their lips.

NET Bible

"Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips."

New Heart English Bible

"Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "The poison of vipers is under their lips;"

Noyes New Testament

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.

Sawyer New Testament

their throat is an opened tomb, with their tongues they practise deceit, the poison of asps is under their lips.

The Emphasized Bible

A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have spoken craftily; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Twentieth Century New Testament

'Their throats are like opened graves; they deceive with their tongues.' 'The venom of serpents lies behind their lips,'

Webster

Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Weymouth New Testament

"Their throats resemble an opened grave; with their tongues they have been talking deceitfully." "The venom of vipers lies hidden behind their lips."

Williams New Testament

Their throats are just like open graves, with their tongues they have spoken treachery; the poison of asps is under their lips.

World English Bible

"Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "The poison of vipers is under their lips;"

Worrell New Testament

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips;

Worsley New Testament

Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Youngs Literal Translation

A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

Usage: 0

λάρυγξ 
Larugx 
Usage: 1

is an open
ἀνοίγω 
Anoigo 
Usage: 62

τάφος 
Taphos 
Usage: 5

with
γλῶσσα 
Glossa 
Usage: 48




Usage: 0
Usage: 0

γλῶσσα 
Glossa 
Usage: 48

δολιόω 
Dolioo 
Usage: 1

the poison
ἰός 
Ios 
Usage: 3

of asps
ἀσπίς 
Aspis 
asp
Usage: 1

is under
ὑπό 
Hupo 
of, by, under, with, in, not tr,
Usage: 188

Context Readings

Appointing The Twelve Apostles

12 They have all gone out of the way, there is no profit in any of them; there is not one who does good, not so much as one: 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: 14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:



Cross References

Psalm 5:9

For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Psalm 140:3

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

Deuteronomy 32:33

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

Psalm 12:3-4

The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

Psalm 36:3

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

Psalm 52:2

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.

Jeremiah 5:16

Their arrows give certain death, they are all men of war.

Jeremiah 9:3-5

Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 13:7

Have you not seen a vision without substance and have you not falsely made use of secret arts, when you say, The Lord has said; though I have said nothing?

Matthew 12:34-35

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

Matthew 23:27-28

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.

Romans 3:4

In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.

James 3:5-8

Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

Job 20:14-16

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

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