Gripers get the vipers

Posted by James Briggs on January 16, 2002

In Reply to: Gripers get the vipers posted by ESC on January 16, 2002

: : " Gripers get the vipers " obviously was originated from the Bible. Does anyone know who coined the phrase?

: I've never heard that one. Is it British? Or from a region in the U.S.? Or other?

I've never heard it in Britain - in fact, I never heard of the expression itself.