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
in death often. Of the Jews, five times received I, every time, forty stripes, save one.
Vile unto thee
Job 18:3
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed so vile in your sight?
Luke 15:30
but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy goods with harlots, thou hast for his pleasure killed the fatted calf.'
Luke 18:9
And he put forth this similitude, unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were perfect, and despised others.
James 2:2
If there come into your company a man with a golden ring, and in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,