Ecclesiastes 10:11

Hebrew Names version (HNV)

If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 58:6

Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.

Psalm 64:3

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

Proverbs 18:21

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

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

Jeremiah 8:17

For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, says the LORD.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehinnom.

James 3:8

But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.