Matthew 7:16. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Hebrews 6:8. But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Genesis 3:18. Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
2 Samuel 12:31. And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
Proverbs 22:5. Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Hosea 10:8. The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
