¹² Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not!

¹⁰ They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people.

¹⁹ Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.

⁶ “Son of man, do not fear them or their words. Don’t be afraid even though their threats surround you like nettles and briers and stinging scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls, even though they are rebels.