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
I received thirty-nine lashes from the Jews five times.
Vile unto thee
Luke 15:30
But when this son of yours came [home], after having squandered all you gave him on prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'
Luke 18:9
Then Jesus told this parable to certain ones who were relying on their own goodness and putting everyone else down:
James 2:2
For, suppose a person comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothing and [then another] person comes in who is poor and dressed in shabby clothing.