King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 140:3
“They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah.”
Verse in context — Psalms 140
1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
2
Which imagine mischiefs in [their] heart; continually are they gathered together [for] war.
3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah.
4
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
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