2 Samuel 23:6 - Tree of Life Version

⁶ But the worthless, all of them will be thrust aside like thorns, for they cannot be picked up by hand.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ But wicked, godless, and worthless lives are all like thorns to be thrust away, because they cannot be taken with the hand.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand;

Common English Bible

⁶ But despicable people are like thorns, all of them good for nothing, because they can’t be carried by hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ But all prevaricators shall be plucked out like thorns, yet they are not taken away by hands.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ But transgressors shall all of them be plucked up as thorns: which are not taken away with hands.

2 Samuel 23:6 Cross References

Genesis 3:18

Thorns and thistles will sprout for you. You will eat the plants of the field,

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a worthless fellow happened to be there, a Benjamite named Sheba son of Bichri. He blew the shofar and said, “We have no portion in David, no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to his tents, O Israel!”

Song of Solomon 2:2

Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the daughters.

Isaiah 27:4

It is not that I have wrath. Who would give me thorns and thistles? Into battle I would march against them! I would burn them up altogether!

Isaiah 33:12

Then peoples will be burned as lime, like thorns cut down, burned in the fire.

Ezekiel 2:6

“But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them. Do not fear their words, though thistles and thorns are beside you and you sit among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or be dismayed by their looks—for they are a rebellious house.

Micah 7:4

The best of them is like a prickly bush, the most upright like a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen— of your visitation—is coming. Then their confusion will occur.

Nahum 1:10

For even like tangled thorns they will be consumed, or like drunkards who are drunk, or like stubble that is fully dry.

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks and those who practice lawlessness.

Deuteronomy 13:13

“Suppose you hear it said in one of your cities, which Adonai your God is giving you to dwell in,

1 Samuel 2:12

Now Eli’s sons were worthless men; they did not acknowledge Adonai.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. But he is such a worthless fellow that no one can speak to him.”