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 I have received forty stripes save one.

Vile unto thee

Luke 15:30
but no sooner is this son of thine come, who hath devoured thy substance with whores, than thou hast killed for him the stall-fed steer.
Luke 18:9
Then he spake also this parable to certain persons, who had confidence in themselves, that they were righteous, and despised others:
James 2:2
For if there come into your congregation a man with a gold ring, and in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in a sordid garb;