Ecclesiastes 10:11

New Living Translation

If a snake bites before you charm it, what’s the use of being a snake charmer?

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.

Psalm 58:6

Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.

Jeremiah 8:17

I will send these enemy troops among you like poisonous snakes you cannot charm. They will bite you, and you will die. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

James 3:6

And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

James 3:8

but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.