The word in Scripture

Thorns in the Bible

The word thorns appears 50 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Thorns are the fruit of the curse, the sign of a fallen world. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What thorns means in the Bible

Thorns are the fruit of the curse, the sign of a fallen world.

Where the word thorns appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word thorns appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.”Psalms 58:9

“Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:”Isaiah 32:13

“And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.”Isaiah 33:12

“And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:”Matthew 13:7

“And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.”Mark 4:7

“And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.”Luke 8:7

“And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,”John 19:2

“But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.”Hebrews 6:8