Psalms 140:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 140:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 140:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 140:3 — KJV
“They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.”
— Psalms 140:3 (KJV)
Psalms 140:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 140:3
“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:3: tongues, poison, under
“Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:3: like, under, lips
“Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; like the poison: Heb. according to the likeness, etc adder: or, asp”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:3: like, serpent, poison
“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:3: like, under
“They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. heat: Heb. coals”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:3: serpent, poison
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