New King James Version

Romans 3:14

14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

Romans 3:14 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
New International Version (NIV)“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
English Standard Version (ESV)"Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."
New Living Translation (NLT)“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

Context of Romans 3:14

12They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.” 13“Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”; “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” 15“Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16Destruction and misery are in their ways;

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Romans 3:14 word by word

ὧν τὸ στόμα ἀρᾶς καὶ πικρίας γέμει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

Whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
mouthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
fullγέμωgemō · be fullG1073
of cursingἀράara · curseG685
andκαίkai · andG2532
bitternessπικρίαpikria · bitternessG4088

Cross-references for Romans 3:14

Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
Psalms 109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
James 3:10Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

Commentaries on Romans 3:14

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Whose mouth is full of cursing, etc. - They never speak but in profane oaths, blasphemies, and malice.Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Whose mouth - Psalm 10:7. The apostle has not quoted this literally, but has given the sense. David in the psalm is describing his bitter enemies. Cursing - Reproachful and opprobrious language, such as Shimei used in relation to David; 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:7-8. Bitterness - In the psalm, deceits. The word “bitterness” is used to denote severity, harshness, cruelty; reproachful and malicious words.Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 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…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Paul here speaks about sins of speech. In each of the four lines, he mentions a different part of the body used for speaking.Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1813-18. Their, &c.--From generals, the apostle here comes to particulars, culling from different parts of Scripture passages which speak of depravity as it affects the different members of the body; as if to show more affectingly how "from the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness" in us. throat is an open sepulchre--(Psa 5:9); that is, "What proceeds out of their heart, and finds vent in speech and action through the throat, is like the…Read the comment

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