As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.


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Genesis 3 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Genesis 44 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Exodus 23 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Leviticus 8 32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.
Leviticus 20 15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
Leviticus 24 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Leviticus 24 20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Leviticus 26 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus 26 37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
Leviticus 26 38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
Numbers 33 55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
Deuteronomy 19 5 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Deuteronomy 19 21 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Deuteronomy 31 21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
Judges 2 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
1 Samuel 12 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
2 Samuel 22 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
1 Kings 2 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
2 Kings 19 28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
2 Chronicles 10 11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Job 4 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job 5 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Job 5 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job 5 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Job 5 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job 11 12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
Job 11 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
Job 15 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job 18 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Job 19 29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Job 20 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
Job 24 14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
Job 24 18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
Job 30 21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
Job 38 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Psalms 10 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 11 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Psalms 12 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Psalms 22 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Psalms 32 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Psalms 37 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
Psalms 37 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalms 38 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Psalms 39 1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Psalms 42 10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 45 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Psalms 49 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 50 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Psalms 62 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.