Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

thorns

Meaning of “thorns”

Sense 1: Sharp spines or prickles. Sense 2: Thorn-bearing plants and figures of things that prick, obstruct, or grieve.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
50 occurrences47 verses22 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:18

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “thorns”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 1–1 of 1 · 1 word occurrence in this result

Job 5:5
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 5:5 · retained source text

Whose haruest the hungry eateth vp, and taketh it euen out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth vp their substance.

Complete reference index — all 47 verses

Where “thorns” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence

Study connections