Ecclesiastes 10:11
“Surely the serpent will bite without inchauntment, and a babbler is no better.”
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Ecclesiastes 10:11 Context
9Who so remoueth stones, shall be hurt therewith: and hee that cleaueth wood, shalbe endangered thereby. 10If the yron be blunt, and he doe not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisedome is profitable to direct. 11Surely the serpent will bite without inchauntment, and a babbler is no better. 12The words of a wise mans mouth are gratious: but the lips of a foole will swallow vp himselfe. 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse.
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
- King James Version
If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
- New American Standard Version (1995)