⁸ But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

¹³ Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

⁴ My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

²¹ The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

³ Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

⁴ That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

⁷ Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

⁴ Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

¹¹ Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.