Judges 8:16

And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson.

Judges 8:7

So Gideon said, "Well then, when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers."

Ezra 2:6

The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812.

Proverbs 10:13

On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.

Proverbs 19:29

Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools.

Micah 7:4

The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.

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Summary

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Thorns

Bible References

The elders

Judges 8:7
So Gideon said, "Well then, when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers."
Proverbs 10:13
On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
Proverbs 19:29
Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools.
Ezra 2:6
The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812.

Thorns

Micah 7:4
The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.

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