Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
General references
Bible References
Is as a
2 Samuel 23:6 But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside;
they can never be picked up by hand.
they can never be picked up by hand.
Isaiah 55:13 Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up,
and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up;
it will make a name for Yahweh
as an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.
and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up;
it will make a name for Yahweh
as an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.
Ezekiel 2:6
“But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words, though briers and thorns are beside you and you live among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words or be discouraged by the look on their faces, for they are a rebellious house.
Hebrews 6:8
But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and will be burned at the end.
Thy
Isaiah 10:3 What will you do on the day of punishment
when devastation comes from far away?
Who will you run to for help?
Where will you leave your wealth?
when devastation comes from far away?
Who will you run to for help?
Where will you leave your wealth?
Jeremiah 8:12 Were they ashamed when they acted so abhorrently?
They weren’t at all ashamed.
They can no longer feel humiliation.
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.
When I punish them, they will collapse,”
says the Lord.
They weren’t at all ashamed.
They can no longer feel humiliation.
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.
When I punish them, they will collapse,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 10:15 They are worthless, a work to be mocked.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.
At the time of their punishment
they will be destroyed.
Now
Isaiah 22:5 For the Lord God of Hosts
had a day of tumult, trampling, and confusion
in the Valley of Vision—
people shouting and crying to the mountains;
had a day of tumult, trampling, and confusion
in the Valley of Vision—
people shouting
Luke 21:25 “Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.
General references
Isaiah 59:14 Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.
and righteousness stands far off.
For truth has stumbled in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.
Habakkuk 1:3 Why do You force me to look at injustice?
Why do You tolerate wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Why do You tolerate
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Mark 13:12 Then brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and put them to death.