| Romans 3 |
OT Reference |
| Sinful Condition |
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| v. 10, none is righteous |
Ps. 14:3/53:3;Eccles. 7:20 |
| v. 11a, no one understands |
Ps. 14:2/53:2 |
| v. 11b, no one seeks for God |
Ps. 14:2/53:2 |
| v. 12, all have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one |
Ps. 14:3/53:3 |
| Sinful Speech (note progression from throat to tongue to lips) |
|
| v. 13a, b, their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive |
Ps. 5:10 lxx(English, 5:9) |
| v. 13c, the venom of asps is under their lips |
Ps. 140:3 |
| v. 14, their mouth is full of curses and bitterness |
Ps. 10:7 |
| Sinful Action |
|
| v. 15, their feet are swift to shed blood |
Prov. 1:16/Isa. 59:7 |
| v. 16, in their paths are ruin and misery |
Isa. 59:7 |
| v. 17, and the way of peace they have not known |
Isa. 59:8 |
| Summary Statement |
|
| v. 18, there is no fear of God before their eyes |
Ps. 36:1 |