Mark 4:7
and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.
Genesis 3:17-18
And to the man He said, 'Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed is the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,
Matthew 13:7
and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,
Matthew 13:22
'And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Mark 4:18-19
'And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,
Luke 8:7
'And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it.
Luke 8:14
'And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.
Luke 12:15
And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'
Luke 21:34
'And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,
1 Timothy 6:9-10
and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
1 John 2:15-16
Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,