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
From the Jews five times I received forty stripes save one.
Vile unto thee
Job 18:3
Why are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luke 18:9
And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
James 2:2
For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;