Ezekiel 2:6

But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

Cross References (28)

  • Jeremiah 1:8 (16)

    Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

  • Isaiah 51:12 (14)

    “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

  • 1 Peter 3:14 (11)

    But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

  • Luke 10:19 (10)

    Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will h

  • 2 Timothy 1:7 (10)

    For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

  • Jeremiah 1:17 (8)

    Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terri

  • Matthew 10:28 (8)

    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul an

  • Micah 7:4 (8)

    The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come

  • Ezekiel 3:8–9 (7)

    Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

  • Micah 3:8 (6)

    As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his

  • Jeremiah 18:18 (6)

    Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to

  • 2 Samuel 23:6–7 (5)

    But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.

  • Isaiah 9:18 (5)

    For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets, which roll upward

  • Proverbs 30:13–14 (5)

    There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

  • Acts 4:29 (5)

    And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

  • Hebrews 11:27 (4)

    By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.

  • 2 Kings 1:15 (4)

    Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down w

  • Ezekiel 28:24 (4)

    For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them wit

  • Amos 7:10–17 (3)

    Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the m

  • Acts 4:13 (3)

    When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and too

  • Luke 12:4 (3)

    I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

  • Ezekiel 3:26–27 (3)

    I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they a

  • Philippians 1:28 (3)

    without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salva

  • Ephesians 6:19 (3)

    Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of t

  • Acts 4:19 (3)

    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

  • Revelation 9:3–6 (2)

    And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

  • Isaiah 51:7 (2)

    Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be

  • Jeremiah 6:28 (1)

    All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.