Ecclesiastes 10:11

New English Translation

If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

Psalm 58:6

O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O Lord!

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

Proverbs 18:21

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

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If an iron axhead is blunt and a workman does not sharpen its edge, he must exert a great deal of effort; so wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

Jeremiah 8:17

The Lord says, “Yes indeed, I am sending an enemy against you that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away. And they will inflict fatal wounds on you.”

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.

James 3:8

But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.