Romans 3:14–16
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:
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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
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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.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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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.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Great distress, affliction, suffering, or wretchedness.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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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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:
14Whose 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.