Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
The elders
Thorns
Bible References
The elders
Judges 8:7
Gideon said, “For that [response], when the Lord has handed over Zebah and Zalmunna to me, I will thrash your bodies with the thorns and briars of the wilderness.”
Proverbs 10:13
On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.
On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found,
But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And beatings for the backs of [thickheaded] fools.
Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And beatings for the backs of [thickheaded] fools.
Ezra 2:6
the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812;
Thorns
Micah 7:4
The best of them is [injurious] like a briar;
The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge.
The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets]
And your punishment comes;
Now shall be their confusion.
The best of them is [injurious] like a briar;
The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge.
The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets]
And your punishment comes;
Now shall be their confusion.