Joshua 9:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So they decided to try to trick the Israelites. This was their plan: They gathered together old wineskins that were cracked and broken. They put these old wineskins on the backs of their animals. They put old pieces of cloth on their animals to look as if they had traveled from far away.

Cross References

Luke 16:8

“Later, the master told the dishonest manager that he had done a smart thing. Yes, worldly people are smarter in their business with each other than spiritual people are.

Mark 2:22

Also, no one ever pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would break them, and the wine would be ruined along with the wineskins. You always put new wine into new wineskins.”

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don’t hurt anyone.

Matthew 9:17

Also, people never pour new wine into old wineskins. They would break, the wine would spill out, and the wineskins would be ruined. People always put new wine into new wineskins, which won’t break, and the wine stays good.”

Psalm 119:83

Even when I am like a dried wineskin on the trash pile, I will not forget your laws.

Genesis 34:13

Jacob’s sons decided to lie to Shechem and his father because Shechem had done such a bad thing to their sister Dinah.

Joshua 9:3

The people from the city of Gibeon heard about the way Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai.

Joshua 9:5

The men put old sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. They found some old bread that was dry and moldy.

Joshua 9:13

Look at our wineskins. When we left home, they were new and filled with wine. But now you can see that they are cracked and old. Look at our clothes and sandals. You can see that the long journey has almost destroyed the things we wear.”

Joshua 9:12

“Look at our bread. When we left home, it was warm and fresh. But now you can see that it is dry and old.