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# thorn, thistle
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## Facts
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Thorn bushes and thistles are plants that have prickly branches or flowers. These plants do not produce fruit or anything else that is useful.
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* A thorn is a hard, sharp growth on the branch or stem of a plant. A "thornbush" is a type of small tree or shrub that has many thorns on its branches.
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* A thistle is a plant with prickly stems and leaves. Often the flowers are purple.
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* Thorn and thistle plants multiply quickly and can cause other plants or crops to not be able to grow. This is a picture of how sin keeps a person from producing good spiritual fruit.
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* A crown made of twisted thorn branches was placed on Jesus' head before he was crucified.
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