In 2 Samuel 20:1, Sheba is a 'worthless man' - a specific example of the thorns David describes.

1 Samuel 2:12 calls Eli's sons 'worthless men' - a classic example of those David likens to thorns.

Isaiah 33:12 uses the same thorn imagery for peoples burned in fire, echoing the judgment on worthless men.

In Judges 19:22, 'worthless fellows' commit atrocity - a concrete example of the wickedness David says should be thrust away.

In Judges 20:13, the Israelites demand the 'worthless fellows' be put to death - echoing David's thrusting away thorns.

In Isaiah 27:4, God declares He will burn briers and thorns — direct parallel to the wicked as thorns consumed by fire in 2 Samuel 23:6.

In Nahum 1:10, the wicked are like thorns devoured by fire — identical judgment imagery to the burning thorns in 2 Samuel 23:6.

In Deuteronomy 13:13, 'worthless men' lead others to idolatry - illustrating the wickedness of David's thorns.

In Psalm 118:12, enemies are quenched like a fire among thorns — parallel imagery of thorns being burned, like the wicked in 2 Samuel 23:6.

In Ezekiel 2:6, thorns represent rebellious people - similar to the worthless men David describes as thorns.

In 1 Samuel 25:17, the same phrase 'son of Belial' describes Nabal as untouchable — echoing the wicked as untouchable thorns in 2 Samuel 23:6.

In Micah 7:4, even the upright are compared to briers and thorns — similar thorn imagery for people, but here applied to the best.