12 They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “Their(A) throat is an open [a]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
(B)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose(C) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

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  1. Romans 3:13 grave

12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
    no one does good,
    not even one.”
13 (A)“Their throat is (B)an open grave;
    they use their tongues to deceive.”
(C)“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14     (D)“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”

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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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  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)

12 They have all turned aside, together they have become [a]corrupt;
There is no one who does good,
There is not even one.”
13 (A)Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
(B)The venom of [b]asps is under their lips”;
14 (C)Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;

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  1. Romans 3:12 Or depraved
  2. Romans 3:13 I.e., venomous snakes