Ecclesiastes 10:11

If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.

Jeremiah 8:17

For behold, I am sending among you serpents, adders that cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you," declares the LORD.

Psalm 58:4-5

They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.

Psalm 64:3

who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Bible References

The serpent

Psalm 58:4
They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
Jeremiah 8:17
For behold, I am sending among you serpents, adders that cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you," declares the LORD.

A babbler

Psalm 52:2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
Psalm 64:3
who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

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