- the poison:
- "[Yet] his meatª in his bowelsª is turned,ª° [it is] the gallª of aspsª withinª him. ... He shall suckª° the poisonª of asps:ª the viper'sª tongueª shall slayª° him." {Job 20:14-16} + "Their poisonª [is] likeª the poisonª of a serpent:ª [they are] like¹ the deafª adderª [that] stoppethª° her ear;ª" {Psa 58:4} + "They have sharpenedª° their tonguesª like¹ a serpent;ª adders'ª poisonª [is] under¹ their lips.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 140:3} + "Why¹¹ do we¹ sit¹ still?²° assemble²° yourselves,¹ and let us enterª° into¹ the defencedª cities,ª and let us be silentª° there:¹ for¹ the LORDª our Godª hath put us to silence,ª° and given us waterª of gallª to drink,ª° because¹ we have sinnedª° against the LORD.ª" {Jer 8:14} *marg. "Their²¹ throatª [is] an openª° sepulchre;ª with their²¹ tonguesª they have used deceit;ª° the poisonª of aspsª [is] underª their²¹ lips:ª" {Rom 3:13}
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