Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
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- Ps 58:4-5 : 4 Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear, 5 that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake charmer.
- Jer 8:17 : 17 The LORD says,“Yes indeed, I am sending an enemy against you that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away. And they will inflict fatal wounds on you.”
- Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.
- Ps 64:3 : 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
- Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
- Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
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