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Want to know what the Bible says about The Serpent? Here are 62 Bible verses about The Serpent from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Psalm 140:3 NIV
They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s;
    the poison of vipers is on their lips.
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Psalm 58:4 NIV
Their venom is like the venom of a snake,
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
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Ephesians 6:12 NIV
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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1 John 3:8 NIV
The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
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Jude 1:6 NIV
And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
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Matthew 23:33 NIV
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
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Luke 10:19 NIV
I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
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Genesis 3:13 NIV
Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
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Isaiah 14:29 NIV
Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,
    that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,
    its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.
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Romans 16:20 NIV
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
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