2 Samuel 23:6

English Standard Version 2016

But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand;

Cross References

Ezekiel 2:6

And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

Isaiah 33:12

And the peoples will be as if burned to lime, like thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.”

Song of Solomon 2:2

As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.

2 Samuel 20:1

Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, “We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!”

1 Samuel 2:12

Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.

Deuteronomy 13:13

that certain worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known,

Genesis 3:18

thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,

Isaiah 27:4

I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would march against them, I would burn them up together.

Nahum 1:10

For they are like entangled thorns, like drunkards as they drink; they are consumed like stubble fully dried.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.”

Micah 7:4

The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.