Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Poison
Bible References
Poison
Romans 3:13
[Psa. 5:9 says], "Their throats are like open graves [i.e., they are foul-mouthed]. They have spoken deceitfully." [Psa. 90:3 says], "There is snake venom under their lips [i.e., their words are deadly]."
James 3:8
but no one can subdue the tongue. It is an uncontrollable [source of] evil and full of deadly poison.