Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
Crushed breaketh out into a viper
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Bible References
Crushed breaketh out into a viper
Matthew 3:7
When he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, "O generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the vengeance to come?
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
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Psalm 7:14
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness.
Acts 24:9
The Jews likewise affirmed, saying that it was even so.