Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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
Vile unto thee
Bible References
Not exceed
2 Corinthians 11:24 Five times I received 39 lashes from Jews.
Vile unto thee
Job 18:3 Why are we regarded as cattle,
as stupid in your sight?
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
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:
James 2:2
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.