Ecclesiastes 10:11

If the snake bites before it is charmed,
then there is no advantage for the charmer.

Jeremiah 8:17

Indeed, I am about to send snakes among you,
poisonous vipers that cannot be charmed.
They will bite you.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Psalm 58:4-5

They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

Psalm 52:2

Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.

Psalm 64:3

who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,

Proverbs 18:21

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is 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 snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
Jeremiah 8:17
Indeed, I am about to send snakes among you,
poisonous vipers that cannot be charmed.
They will bite you.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

A babbler

Psalm 52:2
Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

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