13o“Their throat is pan open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
q“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14r“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15s“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16in their paths are ruin and misery,
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Romans 3:13–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
13“Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.”
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16ruin and misery mark their ways,
17and the way of peace they do not know.”
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:13–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 15Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16Destruction and misery are in their ways: 17And the way of peace have they not known: 18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Romans 3:13–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13“Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
Their tongues are filled with lies.”
“Snake venom drips from their lips.”
14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15“They rush to commit murder.
16Destruction and misery always follow them.
17They don’t know where to find peace.”
18“They have no fear of God at all.”
Romans 3:13–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13“Their throat is an open tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17And the way of peace they have not known.”
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:13–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
13“Their throats are like open graves;
they use their tongues for telling lies.”
“Their words are like snake poison.”
14“Their mouths are full of cursing and hate.”
15“They are always ready to kill people.
16Everywhere they go they cause ruin and misery.
17They don’t know how to live in peace.”
18“They have no fear of God.”
Romans 3:13–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13Their throat is an open sepulchre;
With their tongues they have used deceit:
The poison of asps is under their lips:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17And the way of peace have they not known:
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Romans 3:13–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps’ poison is under their lips: 14whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; 15swift their feet to shed blood; 16ruin and misery are in their ways, 17and way of peace they have not known: 18there is no fear of God before their eyes.
Romans 3:13–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13Their throats are open graves.
Their tongues practice deception.
Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes.
14Their mouths are full of curses and bitter resentment.
15They run quickly to murder people.
16There is ruin and suffering wherever they go.
17They have not learned to live in peace.
18They are not terrified of God.”
Romans 3:13–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
14Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
15Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16ruin and wretchedness are in their paths,
17and the path of peace they have not known.
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Romans 3:13–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13“Their throats are opened graves;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of vipers is under their lips.”
14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16ruin and misery are in their paths,
17and the way of peace they have not known.”
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:13–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13Their throat is an opened grave;
they deceive with their tongues;
the venom of asps is under their lips,
14whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
15Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16destruction and distress are in their paths,
17and they have not known the way of peace.
18The fear of God is not before their eyes.”
Romans 3:13–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13“Their throats are like open graves.
With their tongues they tell lies.”
“The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.”
14“Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.”
15“They run quickly to commit murder.
16They leave a trail of failure and pain.
17They do not know the way of peace.”
18“They don’t have any respect for God.”
Romans 3:13–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
13“Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16Destruction and misery are in their paths,
17And the path of peace they have not known.”
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
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