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
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads as they said:
John 9:40
Hearing this, some of the Pharisees who were with him said: "Then are we blind too?"
John 11:47
Upon this the Chief Priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the High Council, and said: "What are we to do, now that this man is giving so many signs?
1 Thessalonians 2:15
The men who killed both the Lord Jesus and the Prophets, and persecuted us also. They do not try to please God, and they are enemies to all mankind,
Bring a city into a snare
James 3:5
So is it with the tongue. Small as it is, it is a great boaster. Think how tiny a spark may set the largest forest ablaze!
Wise
James 5:15
The prayer offered in faith will save the man who is sick, and the Lord will raise him from his bed; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.