27 Bible Verses about Serpents

Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against you; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

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

And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Sea of Reeds, to go around the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was greatly discouraged because of the way. And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this worthless bread. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died. read more.
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against you; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make you a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looks upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of bronze, he lived.

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

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, has God said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his cunning, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the judgment of hell?

O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of animals upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

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

Neither let us test Christ, as some of them also tested him, and were destroyed by serpents.

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life:

They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of you.

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 the LORD.

When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for proof: then you shall say unto Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

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

Get you unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goes out unto the water; and you shall stand by the river's bank until he comes; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shall you take in your hand.

At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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

They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of animals upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

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

Rejoice not, all of Philistia, because the rod of him that struck you is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, has God said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

By his spirit he has adorned the heavens; his hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the fleeing serpent, even leviathan that twisted serpent; and he shall slay the monster that is in the sea.

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whosoever breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

Who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty land, where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;

And the LORD said unto Moses, Make you a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looks upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of bronze, he lived.

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

You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the judgment of hell?

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

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life:

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life:

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

They hatch viper's eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eats of their eggs dies, and from that which is crushed a viper breaks out.

As if a man did flee 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.

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind:

By his spirit he has adorned the heavens; his hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.

You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the judgment of hell?

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

You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the judgment of hell?

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

You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the judgment of hell?