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 poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Jeremiah 8:17
For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, says Yahweh.
A babbler
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.