2 Samuel 23:6

6 But despicable people are like thorns, all of them good for nothing, because they can't be carried by hand.

2 Samuel 23:6 In-Context

4 is like the light of sunrise on a morning with no clouds, like the bright gleam after the rain that brings grass from the ground."
5 Yes, my house is this way with God! He has made an eternal covenant with me, laid out and secure in every detail. Yes, he provides every one of my victories and brings my every desire to pass.
6 But despicable people are like thorns, all of them good for nothing, because they can't be carried by hand.
7 No one can touch them, except with iron bar or the shaft of a spear. They must be burned up with fire right on the spot!
8 These are the names of David's warriors: Jeshbaal from Hachmon was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against eight hundred, killing them on a single occasion.
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