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
Their venom is like a poisonous snake; even like a deaf serpent that shuts its ears,
Jeremiah 8:17
Look, I'll send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they'll bite you."
A babbler
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery.
Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongues like swords, and aim their bitter words like arrows,
Proverbs 18:21
The power of the tongue is life and death those who love to talk will eat what it produces.
James 3:6
The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.