Ecclesiastes 10:11

New International Reader's Version

Suppose a snake bites before it is charmed. Then the snake charmer receives no payment.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

You plan ways to destroy others. Your tongue is like a blade that has a sharp edge. You are always telling lies.

Psalm 58:6

God, break the teeth in the mouths of those sinners! Lord, tear out the sharp teeth of those lions!

Psalm 64:3

They make their tongues like sharp swords. They aim their mean words like deadly arrows.

Proverbs 18:21

Your tongue has the power of life and death. Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

Suppose the blade of an ax is dull. And its edge hasn’t been sharpened. Then more effort is needed to use it. But skill will bring success.

Jeremiah 8:17

“People of Judah, I will send poisonous snakes among you. No one will be able to charm them. And they will bite you,” announces the Lord.

James 3:6

The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.

James 3:8

But no one can tame the tongue. It is an evil thing that never rests. It is full of deadly poison.