Ecclesiastes 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment. A slanderer is no better than an uncharmed snake.
Jeremiah 8:17
I am sending serpents against you, adders, for which there is no charm. They will bite you, says Jehovah.
Psalm 58:4-5
Their poison is like the poison of a snake. It is like a deaf cobra that stops its ear.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue makes up wickedness. It is like a sharp razor, you master of deceit.
Psalm 64:3
Their words cut like swords, and their cruel remarks sting like sharp arrows.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Those who love it will eat the fruit.
James 3:6
The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).