Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.

Bible References

Fearful

Deuteronomy 1:28
Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, They are a people greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
Deuteronomy 23:9
When thou goest forth into camp against thine enemies, then keep thee from every evil thing.
Judges 7:3
Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home.'" And Gideon tested them; twenty-two thousand returned, and ten thousand remained.
Luke 9:62
But Jesus said to him, No one having laid his hand on the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
Acts 15:37
And Barnabas proposed to take with them John also, called Mark;
Revelation 3:16
Thus because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spue thee out of my mouth.
Revelation 21:8
But to the fearful and unbelieving, and sinners, and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Lest his brethren's

Numbers 13:31
But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.
Numbers 14:1
And the whole assembly lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
Numbers 32:9
they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, and discouraged the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land that Jehovah had given them.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Faint

Deuteronomy 1:28
Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, They are a people greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.