Ecclesiastes 10:11

The Message

If the snake bites before it’s been charmed, What’s the point in then sending for the charmer? * * *

Cross References

Psalm 58:6

God, smash their teeth to bits, leave them toothless tigers. Let their lives be buckets of water spilled, all that’s left, a damp stain in the sand. Let them be trampled grass worn smooth by the traffic. Let them dissolve into snail slime, be a miscarried fetus that never sees sunlight. Before what they cook up is half-done, God, throw it out with the garbage!

Proverbs 18:21

Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

Remember: The duller the ax the harder the work; Use your head: The more brains, the less muscle.

Jeremiah 8:17

“‘What’s more, I’m dispatching poisonous snakes among you, Snakes that can’t be charmed, snakes that will bite you and kill you.’” God’s Decree!