James 3:8
But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison.
Psalm 140:3
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s;
Poison of a viper is under their lips.
Romans 3:13
“Their throat is an open grave;
They [habitually] deceive with their tongues.”
“The venom of asps is beneath their lips.”
Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the serpent bites before being charmed, then there is no profit for the charmer.
Deuteronomy 32:33
“Their wine is the venom of serpents,
And the deadly poison of vipers.
Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But his heart was hostile;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 57:4
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 58:4
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
Psalm 59:7
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”
Psalm 64:3-4
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
James 3:6
And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the
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An unruly
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But his heart was hostile;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths;
Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips,
For they say, “Who hears us?”
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
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“Their wine is the venom of serpents,
And the deadly poison of vipers.
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s;
Poison of a viper is under their lips.
“Their throat is an open grave;
They [habitually] deceive with their tongues.”
“The venom of asps is beneath their lips.”