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
Five times I received from the Jews forty stripes save one.
Vile unto thee
Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, who hath devoured thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luke 18:9
And he spake this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others.
James 2:2
in fine apparel, and there come in also a poor man in dirty raiment,