Proverbs 23:32

New International Reader's Version

In the end it bites like a snake. It bites like a poisonous serpent.

Cross References

Job 20:16

They will suck the poison of a serpent. The fangs of an adder will kill them.

Psalm 91:13

You will walk on lions and cobras. You will crush mighty lions and poisonous snakes.

Exodus 7:12

Each one threw down his walking stick. Each stick turned into a snake. But Aaron’s walking stick swallowed theirs up.

Proverbs 20:1

Wine causes you to make fun of others, and beer causes you to start fights. Anyone who is led astray by them is not wise.

Proverbs 5:11

At the end of your life you will groan. Your skin and your body will be worn out.

Ecclesiastes 10:8

Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it. Anyone who breaks through a wall might be bitten by a snake.

Isaiah 11:8

A baby will play near a hole where cobras live. A young child will put its hand into a nest where poisonous snakes live.

Isaiah 28:3

That city is like a wreath. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. But its enemies will walk all over it.

Isaiah 59:5

The plans they make are like the eggs of poisonous snakes. Anyone who eats those eggs will die. When one of them is broken, a snake comes out.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy lies. The priests rule by their own authority. And my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?”

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.

Amos 5:19

It will be like a man running away from a lion only to meet a bear. He enters his house and rests his hand on a wall only to be bitten by a snake.

Amos 9:3

They might hide on top of Mount Carmel. But I will hunt them down and grab them. They might hide from me at the bottom of the ocean. But even there I will command the serpent to bite them.

Romans 6:21

What benefit did you gain from doing the things you are now ashamed of? Those things lead to death!

Ephesians 5:18

Don’t fill yourself up with wine. Getting drunk will lead to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.