Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

The axe

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Bible References

The axe

Romans 9:20
On the contrary, friend, who are you anyway that you would answer back to God? Can the clay that is molded ask the man who molds it, "Why did you make me like this?"

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1 Corinthians 1:29
so that no mortal man might ever boast in the presence of God.