Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

The deaf

Bible References

Poison

Psalm 140:3
They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah
Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the snake bites before it is charmed,
then there is no advantage for the charmer.
Romans 3:13
Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
James 3:8
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

The deaf

Jeremiah 8:17
Indeed, I am about to send snakes among you,
poisonous vipers that cannot be charmed.
They will bite you.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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