Ecclesiastes 10:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹¹ If the snake bites before it is charmed, then there is no advantage for the charmer.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then it is no use to call a charmer [and the slanderer is no better than the uncharmed snake].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.

Common English Bible

¹¹ If a snake bites before it’s charmed, then there’s no profit for the snake charmer.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently.

Ecclesiastes 10:11 Cross References

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the axe is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge, then one must exert more strength; however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success.

Jeremiah 8:17

Indeed, I am about to send snakes among you, poisonous vipers  that cannot be charmed. They will bite you. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed  among our members. It stains the whole body,  sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:8

but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.