Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

Bring a city into a snare

Wise

Bible References

Scornful

Matthew 27:39
And the passers-by jeered at him, shaking their heads
John 9:40
Some Pharisees who were present heard this, and they said to him, "Then are we blind too?"
John 11:47
Then the high priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and they said, "What are we to do about the fact that this man is showing so many signs?
1 Thessalonians 2:15
who killed the Lord Jesus and persecuted the prophets and us; who displease God, and in their hostility to all mankind

Bring a city into a snare

James 3:5
So the tongue is a little organ and yet very boastful. What a great forest a spark will set on fire!

Wise

James 5:15
and the prayer offered in faith will save the sick man; the Lord will restore him to health, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.