Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
The serpent
A babbler
Bible References
The serpent
Psalm 58:4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
Jeremiah 8:17 “For behold, I am sending serpents against you,
Adders, for which there isno charm,
And they will bite you,” declares the Lord.
Adders, for which there is
And they will bite you,” declares the Lord.
A babbler
Psalm 52:2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like asharp razor, O worker of deceit.
Like a
Psalm 64:3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
Theyaimed bitter speech as their arrow,
They
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat itsfruit.
And those who love it will eat its
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.