Mark 4:7
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus has the LORD said to every man of Judah and of Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.
Genesis 3:17-18
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it, cursed shall be the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
Matthew 13:22
And he that was planted among the thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Mark 4:18-19
And these are those who are sown among thorns, such as hear the word,
Luke 8:7
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.
Luke 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are those who when they have heard go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luke 12:15
And he said unto them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with excess and drunkenness and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
For those that desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
1 John 2:15-16
Love not the world neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.