Judges 9:14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble: Come thou, and reign over us. (See NIV)
Judges 9:15 And the thorn said to the trees, If it is truly your desire to make me your king, then come and put your faith in my shade; and if not, may fire come out of the thorn, burning up the cedars of Lebanon. (See NIV)
Proverbs 26:9 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. (WEB NIV)
Isaiah 55:13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (See NIV)