Verse 11

The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 80:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the cherubim, reveal your splendor!
  • Isa 22:23 : 23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family.
  • Isa 40:11 : 11 Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
  • Ezek 34:23 : 23 I will set one shepherd over them, and he will feed them– namely, my servant David. He will feed them and will be their shepherd.
  • John 10:14 : 14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me–
  • Acts 2:37 : 37 The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”
  • 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments
  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Benediction and Conclusion Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus,
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
  • Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  • John 3:10 : 10 Jesus answered,“Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?
  • Jer 23:29 : 29 My message is like a fire that purges dross! It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces! I, the LORD, so affirm it!
  • Prov 1:6 : 6 To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 The Sayings of the Wise Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my instruction.
  • Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Powerful One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
  • Ezra 9:8 : 8 “But now briefly we have received mercy from the LORD our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.
  • Ps 23:1 : 1 A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.