Ecclesiastes 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
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- Psalm 58:4–5 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
- 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.
- Psalm 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.