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12 For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
    let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,(A)

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12 For the sins of their mouths,(A)
    for the words of their lips,(B)
    let them be caught in their pride.(C)
For the curses and lies they utter,

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They scoff and speak with malice;
    loftily they threaten oppression.(A)

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They scoff, and speak with malice;(A)
    with arrogance(B) they threaten oppression.(C)

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They make their tongue sharp as a snake’s,
    and under their lips is the venom of vipers. Selah(A)

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They make their tongues as sharp as(A) a serpent’s;
    the poison of vipers(B) is on their lips.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.

14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

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14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)