Ecclesiastes 10:11

New King James Version

A serpent may bite when it is not charmed; The babbler is no different.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 58:6

Break their teeth in their mouth, O God! Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

Psalm 64:3

Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

Proverbs 18:21

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

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.

Jeremiah 8:17

“For behold, I will send serpents among you, Vipers which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you,” says the Lord.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

James 3:8

But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.