Romans 3:13 KJV — MannaFest

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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ASV

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

WEB

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

YLT

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

DBT

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

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Romans — Paul's gospel set out in order. Four great movements: sin, salvation, sanctification, sovereignty — closing with sustained calls to service and unity.

Author: Paul the apostle, dictated to Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Date: c. AD 57, from Corinth before the Jerusalem offering

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James 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Psalms 5:9
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.
Psalms 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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Their throat - Is noisome and dangerous as an open sepulchre. Observe the progress of evil discourse, proceeding out of the heart, through the throat, tongue, lips, till the whole mouth is filled therewith. The poison of asps - Infectious, deadly backbiting, tale-bearing, evil-speaking, is under (for honey is on) their lips.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

This is mentioned as one of the great sins of the tongue, Jam. iii. But those that thus love cursing shall have enough of it, Ps. cix. How many, who are called Christians, do by these sin evince that they are still under the reign and dominion of sin, still in the condition that they were born in.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

57:8) is prostituted to the purposes of deception." the poison of asps is under their lips-- (Ps 140:3): that is, "Those lips which should 'drop as an honeycomb,' and 'feed many,' and 'give thanks unto His name' (So 4:11;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

He argues thence that justification must needs be by faith, and not by the law, which he gives several reasons for (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Does this recommend us to God, or will this justify us? No, by no means." Or, "Are we Christians (Jews and Gentiles) so much better antecedently than the unbelieving part as to have merited God's grace? Alas! no: before free grace made the difference, those of us that had been Jews and those that had been Gentiles were all alike corrupted." They are all under sin.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Quotes PSA 5:9
'Their throat is an open sepulchre' (sin catena)
Quotes PSA 140:3
'the poison of asps is under their lips' (sin catena)

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