“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. From Psalm 5:9 and 140:3. The speech of sinful humanity—the opening of graves suggests decay and death, deceit corrupts discourse, venom poisons words. Speech becomes the instrument through which sin manifests itself.
Church Fathers on Romans 3:13
He had accused the Gentiles, he had accused the Jews; it came next in order to mention the righteousness which is by faith. For if the law of nature availed not, and the written Law was of no advantage, but both weighed down those that used them not aright, and made it plain that they were worthy of greater punishment, then after this the salvation which is by grace was necessary. Speak then of it, O Paul, and display it. But as yet he does not venture, as having an eye to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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