17 Bible Verses about Thorns

But the land which drinks in the rain that often falls on it, and produces plants beneficial to those by whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God; but that which produces thorns and thistles is disapproved, and is nigh to a curse, the end of which is to be burned.

You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns? or figs from thistles?

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from brambles.

AND on that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. And great multitudes came together to him; and he went into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the shore. And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went out to sow;read more.
and as he sowed, some fell by the way, and the birds came and devoured it. And some fell on rocky places, where it had not much earth, and it came up immediately, because it had no depth of earth; and when the sun arose it was scorched, and because it had no root it was dried up. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it. But some fell on good ground, and bore fruit; some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty-fold.

AND again he taught by the lake; and a very great multitude came together to him, so that entering into a ship he sat on the lake, and all the multitude were by the lake on the land. And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them, in his teaching, Hear! behold a sower went out to sow;read more.
and in sowing, some fell on the way, and the birds came and devoured it. And some fell on a rocky place, where it had not much earth, and it came up immediately, because it had no depth of earth; and when the sun rose, it was scorched, and because it had no root it was dried up. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And some fell on good ground, and produced fruit, growing up and increasing, and bore one thirty, one sixty, and one a hundred.

And a great multitude having come together, and persons having come to him from every city, he said in a parable, A sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the birds of heaven devoured it; and some fell on the rock, and springing up it was dried up, because it had no moisture;read more.
and some fell in the midst of thorns, and the thorns springing up choked it; and some fell on good ground, and growing up bore fruit a hundred fold. Having said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And he that received seed among thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this life and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And those sown among thorns are different. They are those who hear the word, and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things coming in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

and that which fell among thorns signifies those who hear, and going away are choked by cares and riches and the pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

and stripped him, and put on him a crimson cloak, and making a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

AND the soldiers led him away into the court which is the Praetorium, and called together all the cohort. And they put on him a purple garment, and plaiting a thorny crown put it on him. And they saluted him, Hail, king of the Jews!

And the soldiers having plaited a crown of thorns put it on his head; and they put a purple garment about him, and came to him and said, Hail, king of the Jews! And they struck him with the open hand. Then Pilate came out again and said to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in him.read more.
Then Jesus came out, wearing the thorny crown and the purple garment. And he said to them, Behold the man! When therefore the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried, saying, Crucify him! crucify him! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no fault in him.

And that I might not be elated with my extraordinary revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan to beat me, that I should not be too much exalted.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it.

and making a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

but that which produces thorns and thistles is disapproved, and is nigh to a curse, the end of which is to be burned.