2 Kings 4:39

Contemporary English Version 1995

One of them went out into the woods to gather some herbs. He found a wild vine and picked as much of its fruit as he could carry, but he didn't know that the fruit was very sour. When he got back, he cut up the fruit and put it in the stew.

Cross References

Hebrews 12:15

Make sure no one misses out on God's wonderful kindness. Don't let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.

Matthew 15:13

Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up by the roots.

Jeremiah 2:21

You were a choice grapevine, but you have become a wild, useless vine.

Isaiah 5:4

What more could I have done for my vineyard? I hoped for sweet grapes, but bitter grapes were all that grew.

Genesis 25:29

One day, when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came home hungry

1 Kings 6:18

The inside walls were lined with cedar to hide the stones, and the cedar was decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers.

2 Kings 4:38

Later, Elisha went back to Gilgal, where there was almost nothing to eat, because the crops had failed. One day while the prophets who lived there were meeting with Elisha, he said to his servant, “Prepare a big pot of stew for these prophets.”

2 Kings 4:40

The stew was served, and when the prophets started eating it, they shouted, “Elisha, this stew tastes terrible! We can't eat it.”

Proverbs 19:2

Willingness and stupidity don't go well together. If you are too eager, you will miss the road.