Romans 3:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 3:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 3:13 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 3:13 — KJV
“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
— Romans 3:13 (KJV)
Romans 3:13 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 3:13
“They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:13: tongues, poison, under
“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very...: Heb. wickednesses”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:13: throat, open, sepulchre
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:13: open, under
“Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:13: poison, asps
“Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:13: used, under
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