Biblical Types, Symbols & Patterns
Poison
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Poison/venom as destructive speech image
Psalm 140:3, Romans 3:13, and James 3:8 recurrently compare wicked or uncontrolled speech to deadly poison/venom, strongly establishing a harmful-speech image.
Context control: Poison is a recurrent image of destructive speech; the passages do not make poison an invariant code for one doctrinal category.
Psalm 140:3, Romans 3:13, and James 3:8 recurrently compare wicked or uncontrolled speech to deadly poison/venom, strongly establishing a harmful-speech image.
Grade 4: Recurrent canonical motif or strong thematic patternScope: Poison is a recurrent image of destructive speech; the passages do not make poison an invariant code for one doctrinal category.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub/BibleGateway reference — Poison/venom speech imagery in Psalms, Romans, James — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Rejected poison-equals-evil-teachings code
Scripture does not establish “poison = evil teachings” as a fixed symbolic equation; the strongest recurring inspired use concerns destructive sinful speech generally, while false teaching must be identified from its own contexts.
Context control: Harmful teaching can of course involve harmful speech, but the legacy one-to-one symbolic code lacks explicit canonical control.
Scripture does not establish “poison = evil teachings” as a fixed symbolic equation; the strongest recurring inspired use concerns destructive sinful speech generally, while false teaching must be identified from its own contexts.
Grade 7: Insufficient biblical evidenceScope: Harmful teaching can of course involve harmful speech, but the legacy one-to-one symbolic code lacks explicit canonical control.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub/BibleGateway reference — Poison/venom speech imagery in Psalms, Romans, James — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Lexical mappings
These are cross-tier mappings only; lexical definitions remain owned by the site’s lexical resources.
- GREEK: ἰός ios — G2447
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