Ecclesiastes 10:11
If a snake bites before it is charmed, 2 then there is no advantage for the charmer. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
In Context
12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, 2 but the lips of a fool consume him. 1
Cross References
Psalms 58:4Their poison is like a snake's poison; 1 they are like a deaf adder that stops up its ears, 1
Psalms 64:3They have sharpened their tongues like swords; 1 they have aimed their arrows, bitter words, 1
Jeremiah 8:17For see, I am sending out snakes among you, vipers that you cannot charm. 1 They will bite you—this is Yahweh's declaration.'” 1
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:5-12
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones… Read the whole commentary →