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12 All have turned away; together they’ve become worthless.
    No one does good, not even one.[a]
13 What comes out of their mouths is as foul as a rotting corpse;
    their words stink of flattery.[b]
Viper venom hides beneath their lips;[c]
14     their mouths are full of curses, lies, and oppression.[d]

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12 All have turned away,
    they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
    not even one.”[a](A)
13 “Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”[b](B)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[c](C)
14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[d](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20
  2. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
  3. Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
  4. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)