Ecclesiastes 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
KJV
Si mordeat serpens in silentio, nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit.
Vulgate
ἐὰν δάκῃ ὄφις ἐν οὐ ψιθυρισμῷ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περισσεία τῷ ἐπᾴδοντι.
LXX
If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.
ASV
אִם יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַ/נָּחָ֖שׁ בְּ/לוֹא לָ֑חַשׁ וְ/אֵ֣ין יִתְר֔וֹן לְ/בַ֖עַל הַ/לָּשֽׁוֹן
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
ו
v
noun · 83×
וֹ
v
verb · 16×
יִתְר֥וֹן
ytrvn
noun · 10×
לָ֑חַשׁ
lchsh
noun · 5×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 116×
נָּחָ֖שׁ
nchsh
noun · 31×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Jas 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
- Jer 8:17 — For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
- Jer 8:17 — For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
- Prov 18:7 — A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Ps 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Ps 58:4 — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
- Ps 58:4 — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
- Ps 64:3 — Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: