Topic
Scorpion, The
8 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Deuteronomy 8:15Torrey Abounded in the great desert
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
- 1 Kings 12:11Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Severe scourges
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
- Ezekiel 2:6Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Wicked men
¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
- Luke 10:19Torrey Christ gave his disciples power over
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
- Luke 11:12Torrey Unfit for food
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
- Revelation 9:3Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Ministers of Antichrist
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
- Revelation 9:5Torrey Sting of, venomous and caused torment
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
- Revelation 9:10Torrey Armed with a sharp sting in its tail
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 10 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.