Bible Encyclopedia: Serpents:

◄ Serpents: (Sharp Tongue of) Malice of the Wicked ►

Library

Of Evil-Speaking in General.
... cooled, persecution being extinct, the tongue being set ... an "evil and adulterous
generation, serpents, and children of ... at any action, and with sharp reproach to ...
/.../barrow/sermons on evil-speaking by isaac barrow/of evil-speaking in general.htm

Matt. viii. 23, 24
... his eyes, black, having from either shoulder serpents hanging down ... him have also
a mouth, with sharp swords set ... it instead of teeth, and for a tongue a gushing ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xxviii matt viii 23.htm

Concerning Persecution
... the holy land must meet with fiery serpents and a ... The persecution of the tongue is
the most gentle ... Afflictions (says Nazianzen) are sharp arrows, but they are ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/21 concerning persecution.htm

Bit and Bridle: How to Escape Them
... a serpent; and are you to follow serpents in their ... crying, and its mother said to
it, "Hold your tongue! ... We have to use strong arguments and sharp cuts of the ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/bit and bridle how to.htm

Book ii.
... shall seek it, who wishes that his tongue should be ... folds it in certain sheaths,
lest the sharp ice should ... so that men should spring from serpents and flesh ...
//christianbookshelf.org/ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/book ii.htm

A Mystery! Saints Sorrowing and Jesus Glad!
... The surgeon handles the knife without tears, sharp is the ... it is even now upon my
tongue: "Thou comest ... miracles similar to theirs; take up serpents, and drink ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/a mystery saints sorrowing and.htm

Life and Works of Rufinus with Jerome's Apology Against Rufinus.
... whose judgment is perverted either by their own malice or by ... as lash with the scourge
of his tongue whomsoever he ... says, in order to give me a sharp prick, "I ...
/.../various/life and works of rufinus with jeromes apology against rufinus /

Of the Lord's Supper, and the Benefits Conferred by It.
... How the wicked eat the body of Christ. ... the mind is inadequate to comprehend, or the
tongue to express ... which the prophet did not choose to term serpents, lest he ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 17 of the lords.htm

part i
... manifests himself in a manner worthy of him, mostly by impatience and malice, and
you ... You cannot master yourself, your tongue, or one single member of your body ...
//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/my life in christ/part i.htm

part ii
... how many attachments, how many sharp arrows penetrating ... Sins are"secret serpents,
gnawing at the heart ... his capabilities become obscured, his tongue is bound ...
//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/my life in christ/part ii.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Subtopics

Serpents

Serpents were often Enchanted or Fascinated

Serpents: (Poisonous Bite of) Baneful Effects of Wine

Serpents: (Sharp Tongue of) Malice of the Wicked

Serpents: All Kinds of, Can be Tamed

Serpents: Called Crooked

Serpents: Characterised As Subtle

Serpents: Created by God

Serpents: Cursed Above all Creatures