◄ Ecclesiastes 10:11 ►
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
Cross References
James 3:8
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Psalm 58:4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

Psalm 58:5
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

Jeremiah 8:17
"For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you," declares the LORD.


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

the serpent



Psalm 58:4,5
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; …



Jeremiah 8:17
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.

babbler



Psalm 52:2
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.



Psalm 64:3
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:



Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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