Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
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Cross references
- Psalm 58:4–5 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear, which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
- Jeremiah 8:17 “For, behold, I will send serpents, adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they will bite you,” says Yahweh.
- Psalm 52:2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.