Ecclesiastes 10:11

Good News Translation

Knowing how to charm a snake is of no use if you let the snake bite first.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

You make plans to ruin others; your tongue is like a sharp razor. You are always inventing lies.

Psalm 58:6

Break the teeth of these fierce lions, O God.

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows.

Proverbs 18:21

What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If your ax is dull and you don't sharpen it, you have to work harder to use it. It is smarter to plan ahead.

Jeremiah 8:17

“Watch out!” the Lord says, “I am sending snakes among you, poisonous snakes that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you.”

James 3:6

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.

James 3:8

But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.