King James Version

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

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τάφοςtaphossepulchreτάφοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “sepulchre”, the subject formG5028a burial-place, sepulcher, tomb, grave.sepulchreἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosto openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to open”, a completed action with a present resultG455I open.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λάρυγξlarunxthroatλάρυγξnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “throat”, the subject formG2995the throat, gullet.αὐτῶνautōnwith theirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “with their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.with theirταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γλώσσαιςglōssaistonguesγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “tongues”, the to- or for-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tonguesαὐτῶνautōntheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἐδολιοῦσανedoliousanto deceiveδολιόω (dolioō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to deceive”, an ongoing action in the pastG1387I act deceitfully, deceive, use fraud.This verse uses “deceive”.ἰὸςiospoisonἰόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “poison”, the subject formG2447poison, rust; an arrow.This verse uses “poison”.ἀσπίδωνaspidōnaspἀσπίς (aspis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “asp”, the of-formG785an asp (hooded-snake, cobra).ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χείληcheilēlipsχεῖλος (cheilos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “lips”, the object formG5491a lip, mouth, shore, edge, brink; meton: language, dialect.lipsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

A sepulchre opened [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps [is] under their lips.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

Young’s Literal Translation

A sepulchre opened [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps [is] under their lips.

World English Bible

“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”

Darby Translation

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips:

Douay-Rheims

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.

Quotes

Psalms 140:3 Psalms 140:3 · King James VersionThey have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.Psalms 140:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
Psalms 5:9 Psalms 5:9 · King James VersionFor there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.Psalms 5:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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.

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