Acts 28:4 records the islanders' reaction to the viper bite — they see it as divine justice, adding narrative context.

Job 20:16 describes the wicked dying from snake venom — Paul is bitten but unharmed, contrasting divine judgment with protection.

Mark 16:18 promises believers will handle snakes unharmed; Paul's experience here directly matches that sign.

Psalm 91:13 promises safety from the serpent; Paul being unharmed after a viper bite reflects that protection.

In 2 Corinthians 11:23, Paul lists many hardships for the gospel; the snakebite here is another such danger he endures.

Amos 5:19 pictures a serpent bite as inescapable disaster — Paul's bite instead leads to deliverance, contrasting judgment with protection.