13 Their throat is an opened grave;
    they deceive with their tongues;
the venom of asps is under their lips,[a]
14     whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.[b]
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood;

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:13 A quotation from Ps 5:9 and Ps 140:3
  2. Romans 3:14 A quotation from Ps 10:7

13 “Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”[a](A)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[b](B)
14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[c](C)
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
  2. Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
  3. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)