Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
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Cross references
- Psalm 58:4–5 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears, refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
- Jeremiah 8:17 “For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.
- Psalm 52:2 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.