2 Samuel 23:6
But evil persons [are] like thorns cast aside; all of them, because they cannot be picked up in the hand.
Genesis 3:18
And thorns and thistles shall sprout for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.
Deuteronomy 13:13
{worthless men} have gone out from your midst and have seduced the inhabitants of their town, {saying}, 'Let us go and serve other gods!' whom you have not known,
1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli [were] {worthless scoundrels}; they did not know Yahweh.
2 Samuel 20:1
Now a man of wickedness was found there whose name [was] Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. He blew the horn and said, "There is no share for us in David, and there [is] no inheritance for us in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel!"
Song of Songs 2:2
Like a lily among the thorns, so [is] my love among the maidens.
Isaiah 33:12
And [the] peoples will be burning [to] lime-- they are burned [like] thorns [that have been] cut down in the fire.
Ezekiel 2:6
And you, son of man, you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because briers and thorns [are] with you, and you [are] sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their {looks}, for they [are] a rebellious house.
Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,