NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They have sharpenedshanan (shaw-nan') to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate -- prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet. their tongues lashown (law-shone') the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) like a serpent nachash (naw-khawsh') a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent. adders' `akshuwb (ak-shoob') an asp (from lurking coiled up) -- adder. poison chemah (khay-maw') heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). is under their lips saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) Selah celah (seh'-law) suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. King James Bible They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. Holman Christian Standard Bible They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah International Standard Version They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude NET Bible Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah) Aramaic Bible in Plain English Who have sharpened their tongues like a snake and the venom of an asp is under their lips. GOD'S WORD® Translation They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's [fang]. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. [Selah] King James 2000 Bible They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. Links Psalm 140:3Psalm 140:3 NIV Psalm 140:3 NLT Psalm 140:3 ESV Psalm 140:3 NASB Psalm 140:3 KJV |
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