Thematic Bible: Or adder Asp
Thematic Bible
or adder Asp » (venom of), of injurious effects of wine
At the last it bites like a serpent
And stings like a viper.
“Their wine is the venom of serpents,
And the deadly poison of vipers.
or adder Asp » (venom of), of the speech of the wicked
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.”
or adder Asp » Described as » Venomous
“He sucks the poison of vipers [which ill-gotten wealth contains];
The viper’s tongue slays him.
Yet his food turns [to poison] in his stomach;
It is the venom of vipers within him.
or adder Asp » (deprived of its venom), of the effects of conversion
And the sucking child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
or adder Asp » Dangerous to travellers
“Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way,
A fanged snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder or asp that stops its ear, Which listens not to the voice of charmers or of the enchanter never casting spells so cunningly.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of the enemies of God's people
You will tread upon the lion and cobra;
The young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.
or adder Asp » Described as » Not to be charmed
So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers,
Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells.