Berean Standard Bible
““Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.””
Paul is wrapping up his case that all people, Jews and Gentiles, are under the power of sin. To prove it, he strings together a chain of Old Testament quotations, mostly from the Psalms and Isaiah.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
World English Bible (WEB)
“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips”;
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:
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:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Sepulcro abierto es su garganta; con sus lenguas tratan engañosamente; veneno de áspides está debajo de sus labios;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
«Sus conversaciones están llenas de suciedad, como el hedor de una tumba abierta; sus lenguas están cargadas de engaños».
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