Deuteronomy 25:3

He may be flogged with 40 lashes, but no more. Otherwise, if he is flogged with more lashes than these, your brother will be degraded in your sight.

Job 18:3

Why are we regarded as cattle,
as stupid in your sight?

Luke 15:30

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’

Luke 18:9-12

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

2 Corinthians 11:24-25

Five times I received 39 lashes from Jews.

James 2:2-3

For example, a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor man dressed in dirty clothes also comes in.

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Summary

Deuteronomy 25:3

Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

Not exceed

2 Corinthians 11:24

Vile unto thee

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