Joshua 9:4

Good News Translation (US Version)

and they decided to deceive him. They went and got some food and loaded their donkeys with worn-out sacks and patched-up wineskins.

Cross References

Luke 16:8

As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light.”

Mark 2:22

Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, because the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.”

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

Matthew 9:17

Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, for the skins will burst, the wine will pour out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins, and both will keep in good condition.”

Psalm 119:83

I am as useless as a discarded wineskin; yet I have not forgotten your commands.

Genesis 34:13

Because Shechem had disgraced their sister Dinah, Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor in a deceitful way.

Joshua 9:3

But the people of Gibeon, who were Hivites, heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

Joshua 9:5

They put on ragged clothes and worn-out sandals that had been mended. The bread they took with them was dry and moldy.

Joshua 9:13

When we filled these wineskins, they were new, but look! They are torn. Our clothes and sandals are worn out from the long trip.”

Joshua 9:12

Look at our bread. When we left home with it and started out to meet you, it was still warm. But look! Now it is dry and moldy.