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
All the evildoers will be like thorns to be pushed away. They may not be gripped in the hand:
Isaiah 55:13
Instead of the thornbush the pine tree will grow. Instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for Jehovah's fame. It will be for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.
Ezekiel 2:6
Son of man, do not be afraid of them or the things they say. Do not be afraid, even though thorns and thistles are around you and you live among scorpions. Do not let the things they say frighten you. Do not be terrified in their presence even though they are rebellious people.
Hebrews 6:8
That which bears thorns and briars is rejected, and is near to being cursed. It ends up being burned.
Thy
Isaiah 10:3
What will you do on the day you are called to account for these things, when destruction comes from far away? Where will you run for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
Jeremiah 8:12
Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done? They certainly were not ashamed! And they did not know how to blush. For that reason they will fall among those who fall. At the time of their punishment they will be brought down, Says Jehovah.
Jeremiah 10:15
They are worthless, a work of mockery. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
Now
Isaiah 22:5
The Lord Jehovah of Hosts has a day of tumult, trampling and terror in the Valley of Vision. It is a day of battering down walls and of crying out to the mountains.
Luke 21:25
There will be signs in sun and moon and stars. The earth will experience distress of nations in disarray for the roaring of the sea and the waves.
General references
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in.
Habakkuk 1:3
Why do you make me see wickedness and immorality? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife exists and contention arises.
Mark 13:12
Brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.