II Samuel 23:6
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But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
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But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
The peoples will be burned to ashes, like thorns cut down and set ablaze.
that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.