Psalm 58:4

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

They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;

Poison of a viper is under their lips.

Selah.

If the serpent bites

before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

“Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;

But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.

“For behold, I am sending serpents against you,
Adders, for which there is no charm,
And they will bite you,” declares the Lord.