Ecclesiastes 10:11

New International Version

If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

Psalm 58:6

Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!

Psalm 64:3

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

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.

Jeremiah 8:17

“See, I will send venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the Lord.

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:8

but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.