Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
A scorpion
General references
Bible References
A scorpion
Luke 10:19
Lo! I have given you the authority - to be treading upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, nothing, unto you, shall in anywise do harm;
Ezekiel 2:6
But thou son of man Be not afraid of them Nor of their words, be afraid Though thorns and thistles are about thee, And amongst prickly plants, thou dost dwell, Of their words, be not afraid nor At their faces, be thou dismayed, For a perverse house, they are!
Revelation 9:10
and they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings, and, in their tails, is their licence to injure men five months.
General references
Matthew 7:9
Or what man, from among yourselves, whom his son shall ask for a loaf, - a stone, will give him?