malice vs venom

malice and venom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malice	Yes	No	No	No
venom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, malice and venom are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of malice include maliciousness, spite, spitefulness.

malice (noun)	venom (noun)
the quality of threatening evil	feeling a need to see others suffer
feeling a need to see others suffer	toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)