Ecclesiastes 10:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 58:4-5 : 4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut; 5 Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.
  • Jer 8:17 : 17 See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
  • Ps 64:3 : 3 Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

    13The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

  • Eccl 10:8-10
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    8He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

    9He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

    10If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.

  • Ps 58:4-5
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    4Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;

    5Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.

  • Prov 23:32
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    32In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.

  • Job 20:16
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    16He takes the poison of snakes into his mouth, the tongue of the snake is the cause of his death.

  • Jer 8:17
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    17See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord.

  • Ps 140:3
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    3Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    70%

    18Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

    19Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Jas 3:8
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    8But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

  • Amos 5:19
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    19As if a man, running away from a lion, came face to face with a bear; or went into the house and put his hand on the wall and got a bite from a snake.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

  • Prov 26:18-19
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    69%

    18As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

    19So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

  • Ps 36:3
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    3In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

  • Prov 18:7-8
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    7The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

    8The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

  • Prov 10:10
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    10He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

  • Rom 3:13-14
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    68%

    13Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

    14Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

  • Job 20:13
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    13Though he takes care of it, and does not let it go, but keeps it still in his mouth;

  • Prov 15:2
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    2Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Prov 26:22
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    22The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

  • Prov 26:7
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    7The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

  • Prov 26:9
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    9Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Prov 12:18
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    18There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

  • Prov 10:21
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    21The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

  • Prov 17:20
    67%

    20Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

  • Gen 3:1
    67%

    1Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?

  • Prov 1:17
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    17Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

  • Job 15:3
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    3Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 11:12
    67%

    12He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

  • Prov 26:4
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    4Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.