Proverbs 15:19 The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway.
Hosea 2:6 “ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, And wall her in, So that she cannot find her paths.
Matthew 13:22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Luke 8:14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
Hebrews 6:8 but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.