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
Of the Jews five times received I forty'stripes'save one.
Vile unto thee
Job 18:3
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And are become unclean in your sight?
Luke 15:30
but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.
Luke 18:9
And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:
James 2:2
For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;