Psalm 140:3

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah."

Word-by-Word Analysis

They have

שָׁנַן

shânan

H8150

to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate

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their

לָשׁוֹן

lâshôwn

H3956

the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...

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דָּמָה

dâmâh

H1819

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

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a

נָחָשׁ

nâchâsh

H5175

a snake (from its hiss)

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אַדֶּרֶת

ʼaddereth

H155

something ample (as a large vine, a wide dress)

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חֵמָה

chêmâh

H2534

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

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is under their

שָׂפָה

sâphâh

H8193

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

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סֶלָה

çelâh

H5542

suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Key Terms in This Verse

adders H155

אַדֶּרֶת ʼaddereth

something ample (as a large vine, a wide dress)

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sharpened H8150

שָׁנַן shânan

to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate

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poison H2534

חֵמָה chêmâh

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

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tongues H3956

לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn

the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)

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serpent H5175

נָחָשׁ nâchâsh

a snake (from its hiss)

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Selah H5542

סֶלָה çelâh

suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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lips H8193

שָׂפָה sâphâh

the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

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like H1819

דָּמָה dâmâh

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

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Cross References

Psalm 58:4 cross-reference

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

2 Corinthians 11:3 cross-reference

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Proverbs 23:32 cross-reference

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Jeremiah 9:5 cross-reference

And 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.

Jeremiah 9:3 cross-reference

And 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.

Psalm 57:4 cross-reference

My 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.

Matthew 12:34 cross-reference

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Isaiah 59:13 cross-reference

In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Genesis 3:13 cross-reference

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Proverbs 12:18 cross-reference

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Psalm 59:7 cross-reference

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

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