Psalm 58:3

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Cross-reference

Psalm 22:10 Contrast

Psalm 22:10 expresses trust in God from the womb, contrasting with the wicked who go astray from birth.

Psalm 51:5 Parallel

Psalm 51:5 affirms being conceived in sin, directly reinforcing the innate sinfulness from birth stated here.

Psalm 36:3 Parallel

Psalm 36:3 says the wicked's words are trouble and deceit, echoing the innate lying of Psalm 58:3.

Psalm 144:8 Parallel

Psalm 144:8 speaks of mouths that speak lies, a direct parallel to the lying from birth theme.

Job 15:14 Parallel

Job 15:14 asks how a man born of woman can be righteous, echoing the claim that the wicked go astray from birth.

Isaiah 48:8 Parallel

Isaiah 48:8 calls Israel a transgressor from the womb, directly matching the description of the wicked being estranged from birth.

Ephesians 2:3 describes being by nature children of wrath, reinforcing the doctrine of innate sinfulness from birth.

In Genesis 8:21, God declares humanity's heart evil from youth, reinforcing the idea of innate sinfulness from birth.

Matthew 3:7 Allusion

In Matthew 3:7, John calls Pharisees a 'brood of vipers,' implying an evil nature from birth, like the wicked here.

In Matthew 23:33, Jesus calls the Pharisees a 'brood of vipers,' echoing the psalm's depiction of the wicked as speaking lies from birth.

Mark 7:21 Parallel

In Mark 7:21, Jesus teaches that evil comes from within the heart, paralleling the psalm's claim that wickedness is innate from birth.

Proverbs 22:15 says foolishness is bound in a child's heart, paralleling the idea of going astray from birth, though focusing on folly rather than sin.