Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Bible References
General references
Genesis 4:8
And Cain talked with Abel his brother. And as soon as they were in the fields, Cain fell upon Abel his brother and slew him.
1 Samuel 22:14
And Ahimelech answered the king, and said, "Who is so faithful among all thy servants as David and thereto the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is had in honour in thine house?
2 Chronicles 24:21
Whereupon they conspired against him and stoned him with stones, at the commandment of the king: even in the court of the house of the LORD.
Matthew 23:34
"Wherefore, Behold, I send unto you prophets, wise men, and scribes. And of them: some shall ye kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
Matthew 26:69
Peter sat without in the palace, and a damsel came to him, saying, "Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee."
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them, which showed before of the coming of that Just, whom ye have betrayed and murdered.
1 Thessalonians 2:15
which as they killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, even so have they persecuted us, and God they please not, and are contrary to all men:
Revelation 17:6
And I saw the wife drunken with the blood of saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with great marvel.