2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash, the king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, this reply, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And the wild beasts that were in Lebanon passed by and trode down the thistle.
Judges 9:8-15
The trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
1 Samuel 13:6
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves and in thickets and in rocks and in high places and in pits.
2 Samuel 12:1-4
And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich and the other poor.
1 Kings 4:33
And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springs out of the wall. He also spoke of animals and of fowl and of serpents and of fishes.
2 Chronicles 25:10-13
Then Amaziah separated the army of those that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again; therefore, their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
2 Chronicles 25:18
And Joash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And behold, the wild beasts that were in Lebanon, passed by, and trode down the thistle.
2 Chronicles 33:11
Therefore, the LORD brought upon them the princes of the host of the king of Assyria who took Manasseh and bound him with fetters of brass and carried him to Babylon.
Job 31:18
(for from my youth the fatherless was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb)
Proverbs 26:9
As thorns sunk into the hand of one who is drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Song of Songs 2:2
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the virgins.
Isaiah 34:13
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of dragons and a court for young owls.
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?
Hosea 9:6
For, behold, they have left because of the destruction; Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: nettles shall possess in inheritance that which is desirable of their silver; thorns shall grow up in their dwellings.