Romans 3:13–18
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they haue vsed deceit, the poyson of Aspes is vnder their lippes:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse:
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Their feet are swift to shed blood.
Destruction and misery are in their ways:
Destruction & misery are in their wayes:
And the way of peace have they not known:
And the way of peace haue they not knowen.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
There is no feare of God before their eyes.
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From verse 13
- Psalms 5:9Rank 1 from verse 13
9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
9For there is no ‖faithfulnes †in their mouth, their inward part is †very wickednesse: *their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.
- Psalms 140:3Rank 2 from verse 13
- Matthew 23:27–28Rank 3 from verse 13
27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
27Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for yee are like vnto whited sepulchres, which indeed appeare beautifull outward, but are within full of dead mens bones, and of all vncleannesse.
28Euen so, yee also outwardly appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.
- Jeremiah 9:3–5Rank 4 from verse 13
3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
4Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
5And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
3And they bend their tongue like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the trueth vpon the earth: for they proceed from euil to euill, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
4*‖Take yee heede euery one of his neighbour, and trust yee not in any brother: for euery brother will vtterly supplant, and euery neighbour will walke with slanders.
5‖And they will deceiue euery one his neighbour, and will not speake the trueth, they haue taught their tongue to speake lies, and weary themselues to commit iniquity.
- Psalms 57:4Rank 5 from verse 13
4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
4My soule is among lyons, and I lie euen among them that are set on fire: euen the sonnes of men, whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.
- Ezekiel 13:7Rank 6 from verse 13
- Isaiah 59:3Rank 7 from verse 13
- James 3:5–8Rank 8 from verse 13
5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
5Euen so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things: behold, how great ‖a matter a litle fire kindleth.
6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquitie: so is the tongue amongst our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell.
7For euery †kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of †mankind.
8But the tongue can no man tame, it is an vnruly euill, ful of deadly poyson.
- Matthew 12:34–35Rank 9 from verse 13
34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being euil, speake good things? *For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth foorth good things: and an euill man out of the euill treasure, bringeth foorth euill things.
- Psalms 52:2Rank 10 from verse 13
- Jeremiah 5:16Rank 11 from verse 13
- Psalms 36:3Rank 12 from verse 13
- Romans 3:4Rank 13 from verse 13
4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but euery man a lier, as it is written, *That thou mightest be iustified in thy sayings, and mightest ouercome when thou art iudged.
- Deuteronomy 32:33Rank 14 from verse 13
- Psalms 12:3–4Rank 15 from verse 13
3The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
3†The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.
4†Who haue said, with our tongue wil we preuaile, our lips are our owne: who is LORD ouer vs?
- Job 20:14–16Rank 16 from verse 13
14Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.
14 Yet his meate in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of Aspes within him.
15He hath swallowed downe riches, and hee shall vomite them vp againe: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16He shall sucke the poison of Aspes: the vipers tongue shall slay him.
From verse 14
- Psalms 10:7Rank 1 from verse 14
- Psalms 109:17–18Rank 2 from verse 14
17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
17As he loued cursing, so let it come vnto him: as hee delighted not in blessing, so let it be farre from him.
18†As he clothed himselfe with cursing like as with his garment: so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.
- Psalms 59:12Rank 3 from verse 14
- James 3:10Rank 4 from verse 14
From verse 15
- Isaiah 59:7–8Rank 1 from verse 15
7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
8The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
7*†Their feete runne to euill, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, wasting & destruction are in their paths.
8‖The way of peace they know not, and there is no iudgement in their goings: they haue made them crooked pathes; whosoeuer goeth therein, shall not know peace.
- Proverbs 1:16Rank 2 from verse 15
- Proverbs 6:18Rank 3 from verse 15
From verse 17
- Isaiah 59:8Rank 1 from verse 17
8The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
8‖The way of peace they know not, and there is no iudgement in their goings: they haue made them crooked pathes; whosoeuer goeth therein, shall not know peace.
- Romans 5:1Rank 2 from verse 17
- Matthew 7:14Rank 4 from verse 17
- Isaiah 57:21Rank 5 from verse 17
From verse 18
- Psalms 36:1Rank 1 from verse 18
- Proverbs 23:17Rank 2 from verse 18
- Proverbs 16:6Rank 3 from verse 18
- Proverbs 8:13Rank 4 from verse 18
- Genesis 20:11Rank 5 from verse 18
- Luke 23:40Rank 6 from verse 18
- Revelation 19:5Rank 7 from verse 18
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Romans 3:13
The anterior part of the neck of an animal, in which are the gullet and windpipe, or the passages for the food and breath.
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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.
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Tongue organs; languages or speech; peoples distinguished by language; or tongue-shaped appearances.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of use, meaning to employ or be accustomed.
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Falsehood, guile, fraud, trickery, or a purpose, word, or act intended to mislead.
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A substance which, when taken into the stomach, mixed with the blood or applied to the skin or flesh, proves fatal or deleterious by an action not mechanical; venom.
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Venomous serpents.
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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.
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Romans 3:14
Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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1. The uttering of curses or reviling words. 2. A pronounced curse or doom; the condition subject to it.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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bitterness
1. Deep grief, anguish, or painful distress. 2. A bitter or harmful disposition, condition, or expression, including resentment or hostility.
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Romans 3:15
Quick or fast in movement, action, or occurrence.
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To pour out, spill, cast off, or cause to flow, especially blood.
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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.
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Romans 3:16
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destruction
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
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Great distress, affliction, suffering, or wretchedness.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Romans 3:17
Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.
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Romans 3:18
1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
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The one true God.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.
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12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become vnprofitable, there is none that doeth good, no not one.
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
13Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they haue vsed deceit, the poyson of Aspes is vnder their lippes:
Selected passage14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse:
Selected passage15Their feet are swift to shed blood:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood.
Selected passage16Destruction and misery are in their ways:
16Destruction & misery are in their wayes:
Selected passage17And the way of peace have they not known:
17And the way of peace haue they not knowen.
Selected passage18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
18There is no feare of God before their eyes.
Selected passage19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
19Now we know that what things soeuer the Law saith, it saith to them who are vnder the Law: that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world may become ‖guilty before God.