Romans 3:13
Romans 3:13 King James Version (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 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
Romans 3:13 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
“Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.”
Romans 3:9-20 The Message (MSG)
So where does that put us? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? Not really. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. Scripture leaves no doubt about it: There’s nobody living right, not even one, nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God. They’ve all taken the wrong turn; they’ve all wandered down blind alleys. No one’s living right; I can’t find a single one. Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mudslides. Every word they speak is tinged with poison. They open their mouths and pollute the air. They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year, litter the land with heartbreak and ruin, Don’t know the first thing about living with others. They never give God the time of day. This makes it clear, doesn’t it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says about others but to us to whom these Scriptures were addressed in the first place! And it’s clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else? Our involvement with God’s revelation doesn’t put us right with God. What it does is force us to face our complicity in everyone else’s sin.
Romans 3:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE, WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,” “THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS”
Romans 3:13 New Century Version (NCV)
“Their throats are like open graves; they use their tongues for telling lies.” “Their words are like snake poison.”
Romans 3:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips
Romans 3:13 New International Version (NIV)
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
Romans 3:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”