2 Samuel 23:6

WEB

⁶But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.

KJV

⁶¶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

BSB

⁶But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.

FBV

⁶But evil people are like thorns to be thrown aside; they can't be held in the hand.

Extra References

Ezekiel 2:6

⁶You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

Deuteronomy 13:13

¹³certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,

Isaiah 33:12

¹²The peoples will be like the burning of lime, like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire.

1 Samuel 2:12

¹²Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know the LORD.

2 Samuel 20:1

¹There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”

Genesis 3:18

¹⁸It will yield thorns and thistles to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.

Song of Solomon 2:2

²As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Matthew 13:41

⁴¹The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and those who do iniquity,