Verse 11

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 58:4-5 : 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stops her ear; 5 Which will not listen to the voice of charmers, charming ever so wisely.
  • Jer 8:17 : 17 For behold, I will send serpents, vipers, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, says the LORD.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
  • Ps 64:3 : 3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words.
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.