Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
The unclean
He walketh
Dry
Bible References
The unclean
Matthew 12:43
But when an evil spirit has been driven out of a person, it roams through desert regions trying to find rest but cannot find it.
He walketh
1 Peter 5:8
Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.
Dry
Ephesians 2:2
You practiced such things when you lived according to the evil ways of this world, and according to the ruler of the [spiritual] powers of the air. [Note: This refers to Satan, whose influence permeates life around us]. He is the [evil] spirit who is now at work in people who are disobedient [to God].
I will
Mark 5:10
Then the spirits begged Jesus earnestly not to send them away out of the region.
Mark 9:25
When Jesus saw a crowd running together [toward Him], He spoke sternly to the evil spirit [in the boy], saying to it, "You deaf-mute spirit, I order you to come out of this boy and to never return to him again."