13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
13 "Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips."
13 Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mud slides. Every word they speak is tinged with poison.
13 "Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit"; "The poison of asps is under their lips";
13 "Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies." "Snake venom drips from their lips."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Romans 3:13
Commentary on Romans 3:9-18
(Read Romans 3:9-18)
Here again is shown that all mankind are under the guilt of sin, as a burden; and under the government and dominion of sin, as enslaved to it, to work wickedness. This is made plain by several passages of Scripture from the Old Testament, which describe the corrupt and depraved state of all men, till grace restrain or change them. Great as our advantages are, these texts describe multitudes who call themselves Christians. Their principles and conduct prove that there is no fear of God before their eyes. And where no fear of God is, no good is to be looked for.