Deuteronomy 32:33

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“Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.”

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BSBPD

“Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Their wine is the poison of serpents, And the cruel venom of asps.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The poison of dragons <FI>is<Fi> their wine And the fierce venom of asps.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 32:33 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 20:14yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
  2. Psalms 58:4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
  3. Psalms 58:5refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
  4. Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
  5. Jeremiah 8:14Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
  6. Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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