Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
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the serpent

Psalm 58:4, 5
Their venom is like the poison of a serpent, like a cobra that shuts its ears, . . .

Jeremiah 8:17
"For behold, I will send snakes among you, poisonous vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you, " declares the LORD.

babbler

Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

James 3:6
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

King James Bible
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If the snake bites before it is charmed, then there is no advantage for the charmer.

International Standard Version
If a serpent strikes despite being charmed, there's no point in being a snake charmer.

NET Bible
If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
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