Reference

1 Corinthians 10:9

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
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Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

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Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

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Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

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Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

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Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Destruction / Perishing Language

While the verse doesn't use the exact keywords, the phrase "destroyed of serpents" directly describes the fate of people due to their actions, aligning with the theme of destruction as a consequence for the wicked.