25 Bible Verses about Serpents

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Numbers 21:6

And LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and many people of Israel died.

Proverbs 30:19

The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Genesis 3:14

And LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou have done this, cursed are thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. Upon thy belly thou shall go, and dust thou shall eat all the days of thy life.

Exodus 7:9

When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a wonder for you, then thou shall say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.

Numbers 21:6-9

And LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against LORD, and against thee. Pray to LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And LORD said to Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard. And it shall come to pass, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.read more.
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard. And it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.

Mark 16:18

They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.

Acts 28:3-6

And Paul having gathered a quantity of sticks, and having placed them on the fire, a viper having come out from the heat, it fastened on his hand. And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though saved from the sea, Justice did not allow to live. Indeed therefore having shaken off the creature into the fire, he experienced nothing harmful.read more.
But they expected he was going to swell up, or suddenly fall down dead, but when they were long expecting, and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, thinking differently, they declared him to be a god.

Isaiah 14:29

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken. For out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

John 3:14-16

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.

Genesis 49:17

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

Psalm 58:3-4

The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,

Numbers 21:9

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard. And it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.

John 3:14-15

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is the poison of serpents, and the cruel venom of asps.

Psalm 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,

Psalm 91:13

Thou shall tread upon the lion and adder. The young lion and the serpent thou shall trample under foot.

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Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Complaints » Serpents

Numbers 21:7

And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against LORD, and against thee. Pray to LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

Highways » Infested with » Serpents

Genesis 49:17

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

Israel » Scoured » Serpents » Poisonous

Numbers 21:4-9

And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to encompass the land of Edom. And the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul loathes this light bread. And LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and many people of Israel died. read more.
And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against LORD, and against thee. Pray to LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And LORD said to Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard. And it shall come to pass, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard. And it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.

Reptiles » Serpents

Exodus 7:10

And Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh. And they did so, as LORD had commanded, and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil

Serpents » Evil men compared to

Psalm 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,

Matthew 12:34

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Luke 3:7

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

Serpents » Often sent as a punishment

Deuteronomy 32:24

[to be] wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat and bitter destruction. And I will send upon them the teeth of beasts, with the poison of crawling things of the dust.

Numbers 21:6

And LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and many people of Israel died.

1 Corinthians 10:9

Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.

Serpents » Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust

Genesis 3:14

And LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou have done this, cursed are thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. Upon thy belly thou shall go, and dust thou shall eat all the days of thy life.

Micah 7:17

They shall lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places. They shall come with fear to LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.

Isaiah 65:25

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, says LORD.

Serpents » Miracles connected with » Moses' rod turned into

Exodus 7:9

When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a wonder for you, then thou shall say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.

Exodus 4:3

And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground. And it became a serpent, and Moses fled from before it.

Exodus 7:15

Get thee to Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he goes out to the water, and thou shall stand by the river's edge to meet him, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou shall take in thy hand.

Serpents » Illustrative » (poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine

Serpents » Many kinds of poisonous

Psalm 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,

Deuteronomy 32:24

[to be] wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat and bitter destruction. And I will send upon them the teeth of beasts, with the poison of crawling things of the dust.

Serpents » Illustrative » Of enemies who harass and destroy

Jeremiah 8:17

For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, says LORD.

Isaiah 14:29

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken. For out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

Serpents » Characterized as subtle

Serpents » Miracles connected with » Power over, given to the disciples

Mark 16:18

They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.

Serpents » Called crooked

Isaiah 27:1

In that day LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and he will kill the monster that is in the sea.

Serpents » Were often enchanted or fascinated

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.

Serpents » Infest » Hedges

Ecclesiastes 10:8

He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

Serpents » Infest » Deserts

Deuteronomy 8:15

who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness--fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water--who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint,

Serpents » Miracles connected with » Israelites cured by looking at one of brass

Numbers 21:8-9

And LORD said to Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard. And it shall come to pass, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard. And it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.

Serpents » Illustrative » Of the tribe of dan

Genesis 49:17

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

Serpents » Illustrative » Of hypocrites

Serpents » Dangerous to travellers

Genesis 49:17

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

Serpents » Doomed to creep on their belly

Genesis 3:14

And LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou have done this, cursed are thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. Upon thy belly thou shall go, and dust thou shall eat all the days of thy life.

Serpents » Man's aversion and hatred to

Serpents » Cursed above all creatures

Genesis 3:14

And LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou have done this, cursed are thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. Upon thy belly thou shall go, and dust thou shall eat all the days of thy life.

Serpents » Unclean and unfit for food

Matthew 7:10

and if he may ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

Serpents » Illustrative » (sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked

Serpents » Produced from eggs

Isaiah 59:5

They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web. He who eats of their eggs dies, and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.

Serpents » Infest » Holes in walls

Amos 5:19

As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Serpents » All kinds of, can be tamed

James 3:7

For every species, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human species.

Serpents » Created by God

Titles and names of the wicked » Serpents

Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents

Psalm 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,

Wicked, the, are compared to » Serpents

Psalm 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops her ear,

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