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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

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

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

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

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

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.